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About Bhangarhat Village

Bhangarhat is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,933, made up of 1,550 males and 1,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangarhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangarhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Maynaguri
Pincode 735224
Area (hectares) 539.05 hectares
Population 2,933
Male Population 1,550
Female Population 1,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangarhat compares

By the 2011 count Bhangarhat is the 41st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 539.05 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhangarhat

Bhangarhat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhangarhat 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barnes, Basilardanga, Baulbari and Betgara. 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 Bhangarhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangarhat village had a population of 2,933. That makes it the 41st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Bhangarhat village has 1,550 males and 1,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangarhat has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bhangarhat is 735224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangarhat covers 539.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Bhangarhat 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 Bhangarhat today is likely to be higher.

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