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About Bhonpur Village

Bhonpur is a large village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,195 males and 1,215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhonpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhonpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712134
Area (hectares) 294.9 hectares
Population 2,410
Male Population 1,195
Female Population 1,215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhonpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhonpur is the 32nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 294.9 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhonpur

Bhonpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhonpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhonpur from other places

Bhonpur lies about 16 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Madanpur, about 8.4 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 Bhonpur
Nearest railway station Madanpur 8.4 km
Nearest town Kalyani 12 km
District headquarters Hugli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 30 km

Villages closest to Bhonpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhonpur village had a population of 2,410. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Bhonpur village has 1,195 males and 1,215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhonpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhonpur is 712134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhonpur covers 294.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhonpur falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhonpur is Madanpur, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhonpur.

Bhonpur is about 16 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhonpur is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Madanpur is about 8.4 km away. Kalyani is about 12 km away. Hugli is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digha (2.4 km), Kalyanpur (5.2 km) and Kanur (5.2 km).

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

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