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About Behargaon Village

Behargaon is a mid sized village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 373 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Behargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Behargaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 73.37 hectares
Population 721
Male Population 373
Female Population 348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Behargaon compares

By the 2011 count Behargaon is the 143rd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 73.37 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Behargaon

Behargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Behargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bardanga, Barijpur, Bartali and Basudha. 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 Behargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Behargaon village had a population of 721. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Behargaon village has 373 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Behargaon has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Behargaon is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Behargaon covers 73.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Behargaon falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Behargaon.

Behargaon is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Behargaon today is likely to be higher.

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