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About Bhogjan Village

Bhogjan is a mid sized village in Mekliganj tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 386 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogjan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mekliganj
Pincode 735303
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 386
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Bhogjan compares

By the 2011 count Bhogjan is the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Bhogjan

Bhogjan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhogjan 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 Bara Kuchlibari, Bara Nijtaraf, Bara Panisala and Bara Thunkinjhar. 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 Bhogjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogjan village had a population of 732. That makes it the 57th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,103 residents.

Bhogjan village has 386 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogjan has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Bhogjan is 735303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogjan covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhogjan falls under Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhogjan 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 Bhogjan.

Bhogjan is in Mekliganj tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Bhogjan today is likely to be higher.

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