About Bagdabra Village

Bagdabra is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,284, made up of 1,230 males and 1,054 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdabra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	150.75 hectares
Population	2,284
Male Population	1,230
Female Population	1,054
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagdabra compares

By the 2011 count Bagdabra is the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 150.75 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Bagdabra

Bagdabra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagdabra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bagdabra from other places

Bagdabra lies about 77 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 2.7 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 Bagdabra
Nearest railway station	Kotalpukur	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	8.8 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	77 km

Villages closest to Bagdabra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdabra village had a population of 2,284. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Bagdabra village has 1,230 males and 1,054 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdabra has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Bagdabra is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdabra covers 150.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagdabra falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagdabra is Kotalpukur, about 2.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bagdabra.

Bagdabra is about 77 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdabra is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kotalpukur is about 2.7 km away. Farakka is about 8.8 km away. Murshidabad is about 77 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.