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About Bagpara Village

Bagpara is a mid sized village in Raghunathganj I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 852 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Raghunathganj I
Pincode 742227
Area (hectares) 101.07 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 852
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagpara compares

By the 2011 count Bagpara is the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents. Its 101.07 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bagpara

Bagpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagpara as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagpara from other places

Bagpara lies about 30 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 12 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 Bagpara
Nearest railway station Lohapur 12 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathganj I 30 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 30 km

Villages closest to Bagpara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raghunathganj I 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 Bagpara

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagpara village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 29th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,377 residents.

Bagpara village has 852 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagpara has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bagpara is 742227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagpara covers 101.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagpara falls under Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagpara is Lohapur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagpara.

Bagpara is about 30 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagpara is in Raghunathganj I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 12 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Raghunathganj I is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahebnagar (under 2 km), Char Dafarpur (2.1 km) and Dafarpur (2.1 km).

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

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