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About Bangihati Village

Bangihati is a large village in Serampur Uttarpara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,660, made up of 1,853 males and 1,807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bangihati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bangihati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Serampur Uttarpara
Pincode 712203
Area (hectares) 203.96 hectares
Population 3,660
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bangihati compares

By the 2011 count Bangihati is the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,799 residents. Its 203.96 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bangihati

Bangihati 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 Bangihati 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bangihati from other places

Bangihati lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Rishra Railway Station, about 3.3 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 Bangihati
Nearest railway station Rishra Railway Station 3.3 km
Nearest town Rishra 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Serampur Uttarpara 21 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Bangihati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Serampur Uttarpara 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 Bangihati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bangihati village had a population of 3,660. That makes it the 4th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,799 residents.

Bangihati village has 1,853 males and 1,807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bangihati 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Bangihati is 712203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bangihati covers 203.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bangihati falls under Serampur Uttarpara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bangihati is Rishra Railway Station, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bangihati.

Bangihati 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.

Bangihati is in Serampur Uttarpara tehsil of Hugli district. Rishra Railway Station is about 3.3 km away. Rishra is about 3.6 km away. Serampur Uttarpara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rishra (3.6 km), Kanaipur (3.8 km) and Bhadua (13 km).

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

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