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About Bakhra Bad Village

Bakhra Bad is a mid sized village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 861 males and 790 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhra Bad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhra Bad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 46.17 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 861
Female Population 790
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhra Bad compares

By the 2011 count Bakhra Bad is the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 46.17 hectares work out to about 36 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 Bakhra Bad

Bakhra Bad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bakhra Bad as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bakhra Bad from other places

Bakhra Bad lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhamua, about 9.0 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 Bakhra Bad
Nearest railway station Dhamua 9.0 km
Nearest town Baruipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Bakhra Bad

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 Bakhra Bad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhra Bad village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Bakhra Bad village has 861 males and 790 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhra Bad has about 918 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 Bakhra Bad is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhra Bad covers 46.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 36 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bakhra Bad is Dhamua, about 9.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bakhra Bad is about 19 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.

Bakhra Bad is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhamua is about 9.0 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Magrahat I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekandarpur (under 2 km), Iyarpur (under 2 km) and Khela Rampur (1.6 km).

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

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