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About Bhour Village

Bhour is a large village in Kumarganj tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,456, made up of 1,302 males and 1,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhour village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kumarganj
Pincode 733131
Area (hectares) 522.88 hectares
Population 2,456
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhour compares

By the 2011 count Bhour is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 522.88 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 941.

Getting to Bhour

Bhour is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhour 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhagabanpur, Bhagabatipur, Bhakla and Bholanathpur. 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 Bhour

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhour village had a population of 2,456. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Bhour village has 1,302 males and 1,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhour has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bhour is 733131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhour covers 522.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhour falls under Kumarganj tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhour notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Bhour.

Bhour is in Kumarganj 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 Bhour today is likely to be higher.

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