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About Bochadanga Village

Bochadanga is a large village in Hariharpara tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,260, made up of 2,251 males and 2,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bochadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bochadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Hariharpara
Pincode 742121
Area (hectares) 470.14 hectares
Population 4,260
Male Population 2,251
Female Population 2,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bochadanga compares

By the 2011 count Bochadanga is the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents. Its 470.14 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bochadanga

Bochadanga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bochadanga as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Balarampur, Baruipara, Bhandardaha and Biharia. 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 Bochadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bochadanga village had a population of 4,260. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,683 residents.

Bochadanga village has 2,251 males and 2,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bochadanga has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bochadanga is 742121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bochadanga covers 470.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bochadanga falls under Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bochadanga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bochadanga.

Bochadanga is in Hariharpara tehsil of Murshidabad 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 Bochadanga today is likely to be higher.

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