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Bahirgachi

Bahirgachi
Village
Bahirgachi is located in West Bengal
Bahirgachi
Bahirgachi
Location in West Bengal, India
Bahirgachi is located in India
Bahirgachi
Bahirgachi
Bahirgachi (India)
Coordinates: 23°16′14″N 88°37′58″E / 23.27056°N 88.63278°E / 23.27056; 88.63278
Country India
StateWest Bengal
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,785
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Vehicle registrationWB
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Websitewb.gov.in

Bahirgachi is a village in the Ranaghat II CD block in the Ranaghat subdivision of the Nadia district of West Bengal, India. It is known for the railway station (halt) which connects Gede, Ranaghat and Sealdah in Kolkata Suburban Railway system in Eastern Railway.

Geography

It is located at 23°16′14″N 88°37′58″E / 23.27056°N 88.63278°E / 23.27056; 88.63278.

Bahirgachi is 84 km north of Kolkata (Calcutta). It is connected to Aranghata, Bhaina, Bagula by road and rail.

Bahirgachi is a typical Bengali village with all basic amenities. The Bahirgachi Gram Panchayat includes a high school, a playground, a post office, a Grameen Bank, a telephone exchange, two Haat (local market), a railway station, and several primary schools.

Administration

Krishnanagar is the district headquarters for Bahirgachi gram panchayat.

Ranaghat is sub-division, where the SDO is administrative head of the region.

The nearest police station is at Dhantala.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Bahirgachi had a total population of 9,785, of which 4,985 (51%) were males and 4,800 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 801. The total number of literate persons in Bahirgachi was 7,245 (80.64% of the population over 6 years).[1]

References

  1. ^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 18 May 2017.