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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANJIT SARDAR
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- LGD code
- 322472
- Pincode
- 743232
- Post office
- Bagdah
- Population
- 3,239
- Households
- 758
- Literacy rate
- 72.3%
- Sex ratio
- 929 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,050
Census 2011 · in context
How Baksa compares
By population, Baksa ranks #22 of 108 villages in Bagda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.3%
+4.7% vs mandal average
- Baksa
- 72.3%
- Bagda mandal
- 67.6%
- North 24 Parganas district
- 76.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
929
−11 vs mandal average
- Baksa
- 929
- Bagda mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Baksa
- 4.3
- Bagda mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baksa at a glance
Baksa is a village of 3,239 people in 758 households (Census 2011) in Bagda block, North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the 22nd-largest of 108 villages in Bagda block. Literacy is 72%, 5 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 929 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 743232, served by Bagdah post office; the LGD village code is 322472. The sarpanch is SANJIT SARDAR, and the village votes in Bangaon Uttar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashok Kirtania. The population is estimated at 3,819 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bagda →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baksa · this village | 3,239 | 72% | — |
| Bagdaha · Bagda | 6,424 | 68% | — |
| Mamabhagina · Bagda | 5,144 | 66% | — |
| Dihihaldaha · Bagda | 3,602 | 68% | — |
| Mashyampur · Bagda | 2,218 | 64% | — |
| Sagarpur · Bagda | 2,065 | 63% | — |
| Nrisinghakhola · Bagda | 1,787 | 66% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baksa
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 383.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 28.3
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baksa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baksa
- LGD code
- 322472
- Pincode
- 743232
- Post office
- Bagdah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,239
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,819
- Households
- 758
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 929
- Literacy rate
- 72.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bangaon
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bangaon Uttar
- Member of Parliament
- Shantanu Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ashok Kirtania
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SANJIT SARDAR
- Block / Mandal
- Bagda
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Other villages in Bagda mandal
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- Karanga
- Mathabhanga
- Khordda Kulbaria
- Bayra
- Bansghata
- Ghat Patila
- Kulia
- Beara
- Dihihaldaha
- Gangulia
- Meherani
- Asharu
- Pathuria
- Kulanandapur
- Diara
- Kurulia
- Amdob
- Goalbagi
- Kujarbagi
- Kumarkhola
- Kaniara
- Ranghat
- Par Krishnachandrapur
- Hamkura
- Santosha
- Thoara
- Dhalani
- Malidah
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)