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About Bighor Village

Bighor is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 526, made up of 277 males and 249 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bighor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bighor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 62.78 hectares
Population 526
Male Population 277
Female Population 249
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Bighor compares

By the 2011 count Bighor is the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 62.78 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bighor

Bighor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bighor 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 Bhagbarol, Bhaktipur, Bhatol and Bhelabari. 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 Bighor

As per the Census of India 2011, Bighor village had a population of 526. That makes it the 90th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Bighor village has 277 males and 249 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bighor has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Bighor is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bighor covers 62.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bighor falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bighor 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 Bighor.

Bighor is in Harischandrapur I 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 Bighor today is likely to be higher.

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