About Bahir Gachhi Village

Bahir Gachhi is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,409, made up of 1,254 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743375, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahir Gachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahir Gachhi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat I
Pincode	743375
Area (hectares)	64.15 hectares
Population	2,409
Male Population	1,254
Female Population	1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bahir Gachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bahir Gachhi is the 38th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 64.15 hectares work out to about 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bahir Gachhi

Bahir Gachhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahir Gachhi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahir Gachhi from other places

Bahir Gachhi lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 3.0 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 Bahir Gachhi
Nearest railway station	Deula	3.0 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat I	15 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	15 km

Villages closest to Bahir Gachhi

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

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Common questions about Bahir Gachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahir Gachhi village had a population of 2,409. That makes it the 38th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Bahir Gachhi village has 1,254 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahir Gachhi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bahir Gachhi is 743375. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahir Gachhi covers 64.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahir Gachhi falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahir Gachhi is Deula, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahir Gachhi.

Bahir Gachhi is about 15 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.

Bahir Gachhi is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 3.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Magrahat I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.