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About Bhabki Village

Bhabki is a small village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 55 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhabki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhabki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742122
Area (hectares) 99.71 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 55
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhabki compares

By the 2011 count Bhabki is the 166th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 99.71 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bhabki

Bhabki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhabki 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhabki from other places

Bhabki lies about 45 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 4.5 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 Bhabki
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 4.5 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 45 km

Villages closest to Bhabki

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 Bhabki

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhabki village had a population of 117. That makes it the 166th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Bhabki village has 55 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabki has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bhabki is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabki covers 99.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhabki is Swadinpur, about 4.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhabki.

Bhabki is about 45 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhabki is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 4.5 km away. Rampur Hat is about 5.0 km away. Sagardighi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangrail (under 2 km), Binod (2.5 km) and Charkabilpur (3.5 km).

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

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