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About Baishata Village

Baishata is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,245, made up of 3,296 males and 2,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baishata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baishata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 369.5 hectares
Population 6,245
Male Population 3,296
Female Population 2,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baishata compares

By the 2011 count Baishata is the 13th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 369.5 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Baishata

Baishata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baishata as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baishata from other places

Baishata lies about 8.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 7.1 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 Baishata
Nearest railway station Jaynagar Majilpur 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 8.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.0 km

Villages closest to Baishata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar II 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 Baishata

As per the Census of India 2011, Baishata village had a population of 6,245. That makes it the 13th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Baishata village has 3,296 males and 2,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baishata has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Baishata is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baishata covers 369.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baishata falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baishata is Jaynagar Majilpur, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baishata.

Baishata is about 8.0 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.

Baishata is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 7.1 km away. Jaynagar II is about 8.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jautia (1.9 km), Ghoser Chak (2.0 km) and Mallar Chak (2.9 km).

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

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