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About Banagarya Village

Banagarya is a small village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 159 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banagarya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banagarya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722171
Area (hectares) 137.15 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 159
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banagarya compares

By the 2011 count Banagarya is the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 137.15 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Banagarya

Banagarya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banagarya as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Ashatara, Bagaldhara, Bagjobra and Baharamuri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Banagarya

As per the Census of India 2011, Banagarya village had a population of 346. That makes it the 77th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Banagarya village has 159 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banagarya has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Banagarya is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banagarya covers 137.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banagarya falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banagarya notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Banagarya.

Banagarya is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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