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About Bamandanga Village

Bamandanga is a large village in Chanditala II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,743, made up of 1,420 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamandanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamandanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chanditala II
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 155.57 hectares
Population 2,743
Male Population 1,420
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bamandanga compares

By the 2011 count Bamandanga is the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents. Its 155.57 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bamandanga

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

Bamandanga lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Bamandanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanditala II 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Bamandanga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanditala II 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 Bamandanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamandanga village had a population of 2,743. That makes it the 9th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,445 residents.

Bamandanga village has 1,420 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamandanga has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bamandanga is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamandanga covers 155.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bamandanga falls under Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamandanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bamandanga.

Bamandanga is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamandanga is in Chanditala II tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Chanditala II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beledanga (under 2 km), Sanka (6.9 km) and Sahana (7.1 km).

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

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