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About Bagdanga Village

Bagdanga is a large village in Singur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,056, made up of 1,057 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Singur
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 186.89 hectares
Population 2,056
Male Population 1,057
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
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 Bagdanga compares

By the 2011 count Bagdanga is the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents. Its 186.89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bagdanga

Bagdanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagdanga 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 Bagdanga from other places

Bagdanga lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Bagdanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Singur 25 km

Villages closest to Bagdanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdanga village had a population of 2,056. That makes it the 35th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,285 residents.

Bagdanga village has 1,057 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdanga has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bagdanga is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdanga covers 186.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bagdanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Bagdanga.

Bagdanga is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdanga is in Singur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Hugli is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighaldanga (under 2 km), Gourangapur (5.1 km) and Mallikpur (6.3 km).

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

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