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About Bahirpua Village

Bahirpua 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 4,610, made up of 2,372 males and 2,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahirpua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahirpua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 142.05 hectares
Population 4,610
Male Population 2,372
Female Population 2,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bahirpua compares

By the 2011 count Bahirpua is the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 142.05 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bahirpua

The census records public bus service for Bahirpua as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahirpua from other places

Bahirpua lies about 8.4 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bahirpuya Halt, 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 Bahirpua
Nearest railway station Bahirpuya Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 8.4 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 8.4 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 9.1 km

Villages closest to Bahirpua

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.

Common questions about Bahirpua

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahirpua village had a population of 4,610. That makes it the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Bahirpua village has 2,372 males and 2,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahirpua has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bahirpua is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahirpua covers 142.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bahirpua is Bahirpuya Halt, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bahirpua is about 8.4 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.

Bahirpua is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Bahirpuya Halt is about under 2 km away. Magrahat I is about 8.4 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurkuria (under 2 km), Banspalla (under 2 km) and Jalghara (under 2 km).

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

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