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About Bikal Nagar Village

Bikal Nagar is a large village in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,841, made up of 2,484 males and 2,357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikal Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikal Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742109
Area (hectares) 570.92 hectares
Population 4,841
Male Population 2,484
Female Population 2,357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bikal Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bikal Nagar is the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 570.92 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Bikal Nagar

Bikal Nagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bikal Nagar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bikal Nagar from other places

Bikal Nagar lies about 31 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 Bikal Nagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Beldanga II 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Bikal Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Beldanga II 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 Bikal Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikal Nagar village had a population of 4,841. That makes it the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Bikal Nagar village has 2,484 males and 2,357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikal Nagar has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Bikal Nagar is 742109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikal Nagar covers 570.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bikal Nagar falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bikal Nagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bikal Nagar is about 31 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikal Nagar is in Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Beldanga II is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charkam Nagar (under 2 km), Jainagar (under 2 km) and Kamnagar (under 2 km).

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

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