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About Bahal Nagar Village

Bahal Nagar is a large village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,293, made up of 1,182 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahal Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahal Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 82.39 hectares
Population 2,293
Male Population 1,182
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahal Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bahal Nagar is the 41st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 82.39 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bahal Nagar

Bahal Nagar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bahal Nagar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahal Nagar from other places

Bahal Nagar 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 Bahal Nagar
Nearest town Kāndi 16 km
Nearest railway station Karnasubarna 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 25 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 31 km

Villages closest to Bahal Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sagardighi 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 Bahal Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahal Nagar village had a population of 2,293. That makes it the 41st largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Bahal Nagar village has 1,182 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahal Nagar 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Bahal Nagar is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahal Nagar covers 82.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahal Nagar falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bahal Nagar is Karnasubarna, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bahal Nagar.

Bahal Nagar 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.

Bahal Nagar is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kāndi is about 16 km away. Karnasubarna is about 21 km away. Sagardighi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Imam Nagar (under 2 km), Char Sitesnagar (under 2 km) and Imam Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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