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About Bhaginagar Village

Bhaginagar is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 215 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaginagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaginagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 132.46 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 215
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaginagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhaginagar is the 192nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 132.46 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 954.

Getting to Bhaginagar

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

How far is Bhaginagar from other places

Bhaginagar lies about 155 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Bhaginagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 20 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 155 km

Villages closest to Bhaginagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaginagar village had a population of 421. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Bhaginagar village has 215 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaginagar 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhaginagar is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaginagar covers 132.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhaginagar falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhaginagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bhaginagar.

Bhaginagar is about 155 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaginagar is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Tapan is about 20 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akha Nagar (under 2 km), Gofanagar (under 2 km) and Hasnagar (under 2 km).

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

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