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About Bhakta Band Village

Bhakta Band is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,850, made up of 950 males and 900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakta Band Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakta Band village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 523.68 hectares
Population 1,850
Male Population 950
Female Population 900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakta Band compares

By the 2011 count Bhakta Band is the 32nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 523.68 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Bhakta Band

Bhakta Band is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhakta Band as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhakta Band from other places

Bhakta Band lies about 16 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 12 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 Bhakta Band
Tehsil headquarters Gangajalghati 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Chhatna 12 km
District headquarters Bankura 16 km
Nearest town Bānkura 16 km

Villages closest to Bhakta Band

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangajalghati 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 Bhakta Band

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakta Band village had a population of 1,850. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Bhakta Band village has 950 males and 900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakta Band has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Bhakta Band is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakta Band covers 523.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhakta Band falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhakta Band is Chhatna, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhakta Band.

Bhakta Band is about 16 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakta Band is in Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district. Gangajalghati is about 7.4 km away. Chhatna is about 12 km away. Bankura is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jam Bedya (under 2 km), Jambedya (under 2 km) and Mallikdihi (under 2 km).

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

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