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About Begamnagar Village

Begamnagar is a large village in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,782, made up of 1,949 males and 1,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begamnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begamnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Murshidabad Jiaganj
Pincode 742113
Area (hectares) 695.67 hectares
Population 3,782
Male Population 1,949
Female Population 1,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Begamnagar compares

By the 2011 count Begamnagar is the 12th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 695.67 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Begamnagar

Begamnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Begamnagar as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Begamnagar from other places

Begamnagar 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 Begamnagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Murshidabad Jiaganj 31 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Begamnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Begamnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Begamnagar village had a population of 3,782. That makes it the 12th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Begamnagar village has 1,949 males and 1,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begamnagar has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Begamnagar is 742113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begamnagar covers 695.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Begamnagar falls under Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Begamnagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 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 km distance for Begamnagar.

Begamnagar 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.

Begamnagar is in Murshidabad Jiaganj tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Murshidabad Jiaganj 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 Ambarnagar (under 2 km), Baranagar (under 2 km) and Baranda Sibnagar (under 2 km).

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

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