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About Dihi Bagnan Village

Dihi Bagnan is one of the larger villages in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,783, made up of 2,963 males and 2,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 683.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihi Bagnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihi Bagnan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712613
Area (hectares) 683.52 hectares
Population 5,783
Male Population 2,963
Female Population 2,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihi Bagnan compares

By the 2011 count Dihi Bagnan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 683.52 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dihi Bagnan

Dihi Bagnan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dihi Bagnan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dihi Bagnan from other places

Dihi Bagnan lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Belmuri, about under 2 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 Dihi Bagnan
Nearest railway station Belmuri under 2 km
Nearest town Tarakeswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 27 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Dihi Bagnan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 Dihi Bagnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihi Bagnan village had a population of 5,783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Dihi Bagnan village has 2,963 males and 2,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihi Bagnan has about 952 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Dihi Bagnan is 712613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihi Bagnan covers 683.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihi Bagnan falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dihi Bagnan is Belmuri, about under 2 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 village for Dihi Bagnan.

Dihi Bagnan is about 27 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihi Bagnan is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Belmuri is about under 2 km away. Tarakeswar is about 14 km away. Arambag is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Para Bagnan (under 2 km), Bhandarhati (3.8 km) and Banamalipur (4.2 km).

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

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