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About Baga Village

Baga is a large village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,256, made up of 1,181 males and 1,075 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 176.84 hectares
Population 2,256
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,075
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
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 Baga compares

By the 2011 count Baga is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 176.84 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Baga

Baga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baga 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baga from other places

Baga lies about 5.9 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 5.9 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 Baga
District headquarters Bankura 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 5.9 km
Nearest town Bānkura 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 10 km

Villages closest to Baga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indpur 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 Baga

As per the Census of India 2011, Baga village had a population of 2,256. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Baga village has 1,181 males and 1,075 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baga has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Baga is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baga covers 176.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baga falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baga is Bankura Jn., about 5.9 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 <5 km distance for Baga.

Baga is about 5.9 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baga is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura is about 5.9 km away. Bankura Jn. is about 5.9 km away. Bānkura is about 5.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Binodpur (10.0 km), Indpur (10.0 km) and Gokulnagar (13 km).

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

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