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About Purbba Bhagabanpur Village

Purbba Bhagabanpur is a large village in Chanchal I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,141, made up of 1,099 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purbba Bhagabanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purbba Bhagabanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Chanchal I
Pincode 732126
Area (hectares) 74.25 hectares
Population 2,141
Male Population 1,099
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purbba Bhagabanpur compares

By the 2011 count Purbba Bhagabanpur is the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 74.25 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Purbba Bhagabanpur

Purbba Bhagabanpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Purbba Bhagabanpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Purbba Bhagabanpur from other places

Purbba Bhagabanpur lies about 43 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 9.0 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 Purbba Bhagabanpur
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chanchal I 16 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Maldah 43 km

Villages closest to Purbba Bhagabanpur

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 Purbba Bhagabanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Purbba Bhagabanpur village had a population of 2,141. That makes it the 38th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Purbba Bhagabanpur village has 1,099 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purbba Bhagabanpur has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

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

Purbba Bhagabanpur covers 74.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Purbba Bhagabanpur is Azamnagar Road, about 9.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Purbba Bhagabanpur.

Purbba Bhagabanpur is about 43 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purbba Bhagabanpur is in Chanchal I tehsil of Maldah district. Azamnagar Road is about 9.0 km away. Chanchal I is about 16 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagabatipur (under 2 km), Paschim Bhagabanpur (under 2 km) and Sankola (3.5 km).

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

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