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Baksa, Hooghly

Baksa
বাক্সা
Census Town
Baksa is located in West Bengal
Baksa
Baksa
Baksa is located in India
Baksa
Baksa
Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates: 22°43′25″N 88°14′27″E / 22.7237°N 88.2407°E / 22.7237; 88.2407Coordinates: 22°43′25″N 88°14′27″E / 22.7237°N 88.2407°E / 22.7237; 88.2407
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.gov.in

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 / 22.7238; 88.2407 . 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.



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