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About Bhimpur Village

Bhimpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 393 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712706
Area (hectares) 140.83 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 393
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhimpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhimpur is the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 140.83 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bhimpur

Bhimpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhimpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bhimpur from other places

Bhimpur lies about 55 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Chengail, about 3.9 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 Bhimpur
Nearest town Budge Budge 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Chengail 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 32 km
District headquarters Hugli 55 km

Villages closest to Bhimpur

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.

Common questions about Bhimpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimpur village had a population of 745. That makes it the 96th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Bhimpur village has 393 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimpur has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bhimpur is 712706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhimpur covers 140.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhimpur is Chengail, about 3.9 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 <5 km distance for Bhimpur.

Bhimpur is about 55 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhimpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Budge Budge is about 2.3 km away. Chengail is about 3.9 km away. Jangipara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Durgapur (2.5 km), Purbba Durgapur (2.5 km) and Amarpur (5.7 km).

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

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