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About Banglajhar Village

Banglajhar is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,700, made up of 1,387 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banglajhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banglajhar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735302
Area (hectares) 496.53 hectares
Population 2,700
Male Population 1,387
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Banglajhar compares

By the 2011 count Banglajhar is the 52nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 496.53 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Banglajhar

Banglajhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banglajhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amguri, Bagjan, Baikur Gourgram and Balasan. 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 Banglajhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Banglajhar village had a population of 2,700. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Banglajhar village has 1,387 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banglajhar has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Banglajhar is 735302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banglajhar covers 496.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Banglajhar falls under Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Banglajhar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Banglajhar.

Banglajhar is in Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Banglajhar today is likely to be higher.

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