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About Bagchara Village

Bagchara is a mid sized village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 383 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagchara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagchara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 84.8 hectares
Population 755
Male Population 383
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagchara compares

By the 2011 count Bagchara is the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 84.8 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Bagchara

Bagchara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagchara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagchara from other places

Bagchara lies about 51 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 1.9 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 Bagchara
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 23 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Maldah 51 km

Villages closest to Bagchara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal I 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 Bagchara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagchara village had a population of 755. That makes it the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Bagchara village has 383 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagchara has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Bagchara is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagchara covers 84.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagchara falls under Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagchara is Azamnagar Road, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Bagchara.

Bagchara is about 51 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagchara is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Azamnagar Road is about 1.9 km away. Chanchal I is about 23 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baltar (under 2 km), Jot Chandi (6.6 km) and Sihipur (7.5 km).

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

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