About Badanganj Village

Badanganj is a large village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,865, made up of 1,957 males and 1,908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badanganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badanganj village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat II
Pincode	712122
Area (hectares)	278.99 hectares
Population	3,865
Male Population	1,957
Female Population	1,908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Badanganj compares

By the 2011 count Badanganj is the 7th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 278.99 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Badanganj

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

Badanganj 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 Badanganj
Nearest railway station	Bamangachi	6.0 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat II	15 km
District headquarters	Hugli	15 km

Villages closest to Badanganj

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

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Common questions about Badanganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Badanganj village had a population of 3,865. That makes it the 7th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Badanganj village has 1,957 males and 1,908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badanganj has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Badanganj is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badanganj covers 278.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Badanganj falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Badanganj is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Badanganj.

Badanganj 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.

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