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About Bighati Village

Bighati is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,388, made up of 2,271 males and 2,117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bighati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712124
Area (hectares) 521.7 hectares
Population 4,388
Male Population 2,271
Female Population 2,117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bighati compares

By the 2011 count Bighati is the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 521.7 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bighati

Bighati 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 Bighati as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Benipur, Beraberi, Bhandardaha and Bhartar Chak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bighati

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighati village had a population of 4,388. That makes it the 8th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Bighati village has 2,271 males and 2,117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighati has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bighati is 712124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bighati covers 521.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bighati falls under Singur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bighati notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Bighati is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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