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About Bhumihar Village

Bhumihar is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,400, made up of 713 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhumihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhumihar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 449.8 hectares
Population 1,400
Male Population 713
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Bhumihar compares

By the 2011 count Bhumihar is the 76th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 449.8 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhumihar

Bhumihar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhumihar 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 Belsanda, Bergram, Bhabki and Bharat Chanda. 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 Bhumihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhumihar village had a population of 1,400. That makes it the 76th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Bhumihar village has 713 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhumihar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhumihar is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhumihar covers 449.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhumihar falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhumihar 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 Bhumihar.

Bhumihar is in Sagardighi 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 Bhumihar today is likely to be higher.

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