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About Bhagaband Village

Bhagaband is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,454, made up of 760 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagaband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagaband village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722157
Area (hectares) 387.2 hectares
Population 1,454
Male Population 760
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagaband compares

By the 2011 count Bhagaband is the 33rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 387.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 975.

Getting to Bhagaband

Bhagaband is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagaband as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Belthya, Benabendi, Benachapra and Benda. 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 Bhagaband

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagaband village had a population of 1,454. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Bhagaband village has 760 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagaband has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Bhagaband is 722157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagaband covers 387.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagaband falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhagaband notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagaband.

Bhagaband is in Vishnupur 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 Bhagaband today is likely to be higher.

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