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About Bejra Village

Bejra is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,104, made up of 565 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743385, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bejra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bejra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743385
Area (hectares) 92.68 hectares
Population 1,104
Male Population 565
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bejra compares

By the 2011 count Bejra is the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 92.68 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bejra

Bejra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bejra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bejra from other places

Bejra lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Hogla, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bejra
Nearest railway station Hogla under 2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km

Villages closest to Bejra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar I tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bejra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bejra village had a population of 1,104. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Bejra village has 565 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bejra has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bejra is 743385. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bejra covers 92.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bejra falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bejra is Hogla, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bejra.

Bejra is about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bejra is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Hogla is about under 2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 9.6 km away. Jaynagar I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hogla (under 2 km), Abdul Karimpur (under 2 km) and Padmerhat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bejra today is likely to be higher.

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