Baksa বাক্সা |
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Census Town | |
Location in West Bengal, India | |
Coordinates: 22°43′25″N 88°14′27″E / 22.7237°N 88.2407°ECoordinates: 22°43′25″N 88°14′27″E / 22.7237°N 88.2407°E | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Hooghly |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,432 |
Languages | |
• Official | Bengali, English |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Serampore |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Chanditala |
Website | wb |
Baksa (Bengali: বাক্সা ) is a census town and a gram panchayat in Hooghly district in the state of West Bengal, India. It is located in Chanditala–II block in Srirampore subdivision and is served by Chanditala police station.
Baksa is located at 22°43′26″N 88°14′27″E / 22.7238°N 88.2407°E . It is located in the Chanditall–II community development block under the Srirampore subdivision of the Hooghly district.Chanditala police station serves this town.
As per 2011 Census of India Baksa had a total population of 6,432 of which 3,196 (50%) were males and 3,236 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 600. The total number of literates in Baksa was 4,767 (81.74 % of the population over 6 years).
Nearest railway station Janai Road is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Howrah on the Howrah-Bardhaman chord line and is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.