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About Bhagabatipur Village

Bhagabatipur is a large village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,512, made up of 1,283 males and 1,229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagabatipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagabatipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731201
Area (hectares) 153.21 hectares
Population 2,512
Male Population 1,283
Female Population 1,229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhagabatipur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagabatipur is the 11th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 153.21 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Bhagabatipur

The census records public bus service for Bhagabatipur as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagabatipur from other places

Bhagabatipur lies about 60 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chinpai, about 10 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 Bhagabatipur
Nearest railway station Chinpai 10 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 29 km
District headquarters Birbhum 60 km

Villages closest to Bhagabatipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagabatipur village had a population of 2,512. That makes it the 11th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Bhagabatipur village has 1,283 males and 1,229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagabatipur has about 958 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 957.

The pincode recorded for Bhagabatipur is 731201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagabatipur covers 153.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagabatipur falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhagabatipur is Chinpai, about 10 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 km distance for Bhagabatipur.

Bhagabatipur is about 60 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagabatipur is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Chinpai is about 10 km away. Dubrājpur is about 12 km away. Sainthia is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusumjatra (under 2 km), Baharapur (2.8 km) and Bagdahari (2.9 km).

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

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