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About Bhogpur Village

Bhogpur is a small village in Murarai I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 182 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 731 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Murarai I
Pincode 731238
Area (hectares) 89.93 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 182
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 731
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhogpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhogpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents. Its 89.93 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bhogpur

The census records public bus service for Bhogpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhogpur from other places

Bhogpur lies about 19 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 2.7 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 Bhogpur
Nearest railway station Chatra 2.7 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Murarai I 19 km
District headquarters Birbhum 19 km

Villages closest to Bhogpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murarai I 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 Bhogpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogpur village had a population of 315. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,210 residents.

Bhogpur village has 182 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogpur has about 731 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bhogpur is 731238. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogpur covers 89.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhogpur falls under Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhogpur is Chatra, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhogpur.

Bhogpur is about 19 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogpur is in Murarai I tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 2.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 9.1 km away. Murarai I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sutia (under 2 km), Dakshin Mahurapur (under 2 km) and Mahurapur (under 2 km).

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

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