About Bamnagar Village

Bamnagar is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,310, made up of 661 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamnagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Jangipara
Pincode	712424
Area (hectares)	163.5 hectares
Population	1,310
Male Population	661
Female Population	649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Bamnagar is the 58th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 163.5 hectares work out to about 8.0 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 988.

Getting to Bamnagar

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

Bamnagar lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Baruipara, about 1.5 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 Bamnagar
Nearest railway station	Baruipara	1.5 km
Nearest town	Baidyabāti	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jangipara	19 km
District headquarters	Hugli	21 km

Villages closest to Bamnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamnagar village had a population of 1,310. That makes it the 58th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Bamnagar village has 661 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamnagar has about 982 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 988.

The pincode recorded for Bamnagar is 712424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamnagar covers 163.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bamnagar falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bamnagar is Baruipara, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bamnagar.

Bamnagar is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bamnagar is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Baruipara is about 1.5 km away. Baidyabāti is about 8.2 km away. Jangipara is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.