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About Bagalpur Village

Bagalpur is a mid sized village in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 525 males and 544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731127
Area (hectares) 207.17 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 525
Female Population 544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Bagalpur compares

By the 2011 count Bagalpur is the 53rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 207.17 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Bagalpur

Bagalpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagalpur 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 Bagalpur from other places

Bagalpur lies about 32 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 13 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 Bagalpur
Nearest town Siuri 13 km
Nearest railway station Kunuri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 32 km
District headquarters Birbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Bagalpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Bagalpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagalpur village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Bagalpur village has 525 males and 544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagalpur has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Bagalpur is 731127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagalpur covers 207.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagalpur falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagalpur is Kunuri, about 13 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 Bagalpur.

Bagalpur is about 32 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagalpur is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Siuri is about 13 km away. Kunuri is about 13 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danjana (under 2 km), Srikantapur (1.6 km) and Rupganja (1.6 km).

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

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