About Baga Village

Baga is a mid sized village in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 1,006 males and 887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baga village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Balagarh
Pincode	712515
Area (hectares)	288.53 hectares
Population	1,893
Male Population	1,006
Female Population	887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baga compares

By the 2011 count Baga is the 36th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 288.53 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Baga

Baga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baga as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baga from other places

Baga lies about 18 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Titagarh, 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 Baga
Nearest town	Titāgarh	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Titagarh	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balagarh	6.3 km
District headquarters	Hugli	18 km

Villages closest to Baga

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

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Common questions about Baga

As per the Census of India 2011, Baga village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 36th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Baga village has 1,006 males and 887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baga has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Baga is 712515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baga covers 288.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baga falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baga is Titagarh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baga.

Baga is about 18 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baga is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Titāgarh is about under 2 km away. Titagarh is about under 2 km away. Balagarh is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.