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About Bijaybati Village

Bijaybati is a large village in Namkhana tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,891, made up of 2,514 males and 2,377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743357, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijaybati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijaybati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Namkhana
Pincode 743357
Area (hectares) 483.58 hectares
Population 4,891
Male Population 2,514
Female Population 2,377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijaybati compares

By the 2011 count Bijaybati is the 22nd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents. Its 483.58 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bijaybati

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

How far is Bijaybati from other places

Bijaybati lies about 65 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Bijaybati
Tehsil headquarters Namkhana 20 km
Nearest town Haldia 55 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 65 km

Villages closest to Bijaybati

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijaybati village had a population of 4,891. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,377 residents.

Bijaybati village has 2,514 males and 2,377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijaybati has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bijaybati is 743357. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijaybati covers 483.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijaybati falls under Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bijaybati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Bijaybati is about 65 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.

Bijaybati is in Namkhana tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Namkhana is about 20 km away. Haldia is about 55 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Henrys Island (1.7 km), Debnibas (2.1 km) and Amrabati (2.3 km).

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

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