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About Bagdiha Village

Bagdiha is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 774, made up of 401 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722182, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdiha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdiha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722182
Area (hectares) 213.96 hectares
Population 774
Male Population 401
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagdiha compares

By the 2011 count Bagdiha is the 89th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 213.96 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Bagdiha

Bagdiha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagdiha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagdiha from other places

Bagdiha lies about 19 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bagdiha
Nearest railway station Chhatna 15 km
District headquarters Bankura 19 km
Nearest town Bānkura 19 km

Villages closest to Bagdiha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chhatna tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bagdiha

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdiha village had a population of 774. That makes it the 89th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Bagdiha village has 401 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdiha has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Bagdiha is 722182. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdiha covers 213.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagdiha falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagdiha is Chhatna, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagdiha.

Bagdiha is about 19 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdiha is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 15 km away. Bankura is about 19 km away. Bānkura is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshra (1.8 km), Chhata Pathar (15 km) and Chhata Tala (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bagdiha today is likely to be higher.

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