About Bagishpur Village

Bagishpur is a mid sized village in Murarai II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 475 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731238, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagishpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagishpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Murarai II
Pincode	731238
Area (hectares)	181.08 hectares
Population	940
Male Population	475
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagishpur compares

By the 2011 count Bagishpur is the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents. Its 181.08 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bagishpur

Bagishpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagishpur as Available within 5 - 10 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagishpur from other places

Bagishpur lies about 22 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 6.7 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 Bagishpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	6.7 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Murarai II	22 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	22 km

Villages closest to Bagishpur

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

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Common questions about Bagishpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagishpur village had a population of 940. That makes it the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,216 residents.

Bagishpur village has 475 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagishpur has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

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

Bagishpur covers 181.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagishpur falls under Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagishpur is Chatra, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bagishpur is about 22 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagishpur is in Murarai II tehsil of Birbhum district. Chatra is about 6.7 km away. Nalhāti is about 12 km away. Murarai II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.