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About Bahin Village

Bahin is a large village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,793, made up of 1,426 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahin village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733157
Area (hectares) 233.12 hectares
Population 2,793
Male Population 1,426
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahin compares

By the 2011 count Bahin is the 47th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 233.12 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Bahin

Bahin is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bahin as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amritakhnda, Anantapur, Arthagaon and Aulabari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bahin

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahin village had a population of 2,793. That makes it the 47th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Bahin village has 1,426 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahin has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bahin is 733157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahin covers 233.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bahin falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bahin notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bahin.

Bahin is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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