About Bhagirathpur Village

Bhagirathpur is one of the larger villages in Domkal tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,125, made up of 5,147 males and 4,978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagirathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagirathpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Domkal
Pincode	742406
Area (hectares)	456.53 hectares
Population	10,125
Male Population	5,147
Female Population	4,978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagirathpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagirathpur is the 10th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents. Its 456.53 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bhagirathpur

Bhagirathpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagirathpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagirathpur from other places

Bhagirathpur lies about 26 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Cossimbazar, about 25 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 Bhagirathpur
Tehsil headquarters	Domkal	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Cossimbazar	25 km
Nearest town	Baharampur	26 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	26 km

Villages closest to Bhagirathpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Domkal 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.

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Common questions about Bhagirathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagirathpur village had a population of 10,125. That makes it the 10th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,727 residents.

Bhagirathpur village has 5,147 males and 4,978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagirathpur has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bhagirathpur is 742406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagirathpur covers 456.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagirathpur falls under Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhagirathpur is Cossimbazar, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagirathpur.

Bhagirathpur is about 26 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagirathpur is in Domkal tehsil of Murshidabad district. Domkal is about 5.4 km away. Cossimbazar is about 25 km away. Baharampur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.