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About Bighva Village

Bighva is a mid sized village in Bansihari tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 258 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bighva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighva village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Bansihari
Pincode 733121
Area (hectares) 86.93 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 258
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Bighva compares

By the 2011 count Bighva is the 92nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 883 residents. Its 86.93 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bighva

Bighva is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bighva 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhagabatdanga, Bhaior, Bhimbati and Bhingaldaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bighva

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighva village had a population of 527. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 883 residents.

Bighva village has 258 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighva has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bighva is 733121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bighva covers 86.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bighva falls under Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bighva notes the nearest railway station 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 Bighva.

Bighva is in Bansihari tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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