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About Para Bagnan Village

Para Bagnan is a large village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,273, made up of 1,673 males and 1,600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Bagnan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para Bagnan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712413
Area (hectares) 391.71 hectares
Population 3,273
Male Population 1,673
Female Population 1,600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para Bagnan compares

By the 2011 count Para Bagnan is the 18th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 391.71 hectares work out to about 8.4 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 Para Bagnan

Para Bagnan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Para 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 Para Bagnan from other places

Para 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 Para 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 Para 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 Para Bagnan

As per the Census of India 2011, Para Bagnan village had a population of 3,273. That makes it the 18th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Para Bagnan village has 1,673 males and 1,600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para Bagnan has about 956 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 Para Bagnan is 712413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para Bagnan covers 391.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Para 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 Para Bagnan.

Para 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.

Para 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 Dihi 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 Para Bagnan today is likely to be higher.

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