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Basirhat
West Bengalcity
Total population
125,500
Demographic figures from Ministry of Statistics (India). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Basirhat is a sizeable town that lies in West Bengal, India. Coordinates of 22.661°, 88.866° situate Basirhat in the tropical zone of the northern hemisphere. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 125,500. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,669 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 65% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm temperatures throughout the year with pronounced wet and dry seasons. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Basirhat.
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History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in West Bengal
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
Local Government Directory (India)
- LGD code
- 801718
- Population (Wikidata)
- 125,254
- Wikidata
- Q712515
LGD code via Wikidata P5578
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Local Government Directory (India) — LGD code via Wikidata P5578