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About Birnagar Village

Birnagar is one of the larger villages in Ranaghat I tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,513, made up of 3,953 males and 3,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 890.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Birnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Birnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat I
Pincode 741127
Area (hectares) 890.32 hectares
Population 7,513
Male Population 3,953
Female Population 3,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Birnagar compares

By the 2011 count Birnagar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents. Its 890.32 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Birnagar

Birnagar 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 Birnagar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Birnagar from other places

Birnagar lies about 27 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Birnagar, about under 2 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 Birnagar
Nearest railway station Birnagar under 2 km
Nearest town Rānāghāt 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranaghat I 27 km
District headquarters Nadia 27 km

Villages closest to Birnagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ranaghat 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 Birnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Birnagar village had a population of 7,513. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,197 residents.

Birnagar village has 3,953 males and 3,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Birnagar has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Birnagar is 741127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Birnagar covers 890.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Birnagar falls under Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Birnagar is Birnagar, about under 2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Birnagar.

Birnagar is about 27 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Birnagar is in Ranaghat I tehsil of Nadia district. Birnagar is about under 2 km away. Rānāghāt is about 6.8 km away. Ranaghat I is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Taherpur (3.3 km), Doharpar (4.2 km) and Aistala (6.8 km).

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

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