Bahirgachi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Bahirgachi Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Bahirgachi Bahirgachi (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°16′14″N88°37′58″E / 23.27056°N 88.63278°E /23.27056; 88.63278 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,785 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Website | wb |
Bahirgachi is a village in theRanaghat IICD block in theRanaghat subdivision of theNadia district ofWest Bengal,India. It is known for the railway station (halt) which connectsGede,Ranaghat andSealdah inKolkata Suburban Railway system in Eastern Railway.
It is located at23°16′14″N88°37′58″E / 23.27056°N 88.63278°E /23.27056; 88.63278.
Bahirgachi is 84 km north ofKolkata (Calcutta). It is connected toAranghata, 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.
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 atDhantala.
According to the2011 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]
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