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About Bhabanipur Char Village

Bhabanipur Char is one of the larger villages in Balagarh tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,246, made up of 3,765 males and 3,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhabanipur Char Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhabanipur Char village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Balagarh
Pincode 712501
Area (hectares) 749.77 hectares
Population 7,246
Male Population 3,765
Female Population 3,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhabanipur Char compares

By the 2011 count Bhabanipur Char is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 749.77 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bhabanipur Char

Bhabanipur Char is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhabanipur Char 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhabanipur Char from other places

Bhabanipur Char lies about 27 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Habra, 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 Bhabanipur Char
Nearest railway station Habra under 2 km
Nearest town Hābra 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Balagarh 25 km
District headquarters Hugli 27 km

Villages closest to Bhabanipur Char

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.

Common questions about Bhabanipur Char

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhabanipur Char village had a population of 7,246. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Bhabanipur Char village has 3,765 males and 3,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabanipur Char has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bhabanipur Char is 712501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabanipur Char covers 749.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhabanipur Char falls under Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhabanipur Char is Habra, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhabanipur Char.

Bhabanipur Char 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.

Bhabanipur Char is in Balagarh tehsil of Hugli district. Habra is about under 2 km away. Hābra is about 1.5 km away. Balagarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arazi Bhabanipur (under 2 km), Bankipur (under 2 km) and Kabura (under 2 km).

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

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