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About Bhimgara Village

Bhimgara is a large village in Khoyrasol tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,068, made up of 1,052 males and 1,016 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimgara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimgara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Khoyrasol
Pincode 731133
Area (hectares) 125.78 hectares
Population 2,068
Male Population 1,052
Female Population 1,016
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bhimgara compares

By the 2011 count Bhimgara is the 20th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 125.78 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhimgara

Bhimgara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhimgara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhimgara from other places

Bhimgara lies about 73 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Bhimgara Junction, about under 2 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 Bhimgara
Nearest railway station Bhimgara Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Khoyrasol 5.0 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 10 km
District headquarters Birbhum 73 km

Villages closest to Bhimgara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimgara village had a population of 2,068. That makes it the 20th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Bhimgara village has 1,052 males and 1,016 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimgara has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhimgara is 731133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhimgara covers 125.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhimgara falls under Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhimgara is Bhimgara Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhimgara.

Bhimgara is about 73 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhimgara is in Khoyrasol tehsil of Birbhum district. Bhimgara Junction is about under 2 km away. Khoyrasol is about 5.0 km away. Dubrājpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matiala (under 2 km), Chak Dakai (under 2 km) and Jamrand (2.3 km).

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

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