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About Bagchara Village

Bagchara is one of the larger villages in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,745, made up of 2,932 males and 2,813 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagchara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagchara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 313.88 hectares
Population 5,745
Male Population 2,932
Female Population 2,813
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bagchara compares

By the 2011 count Bagchara is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 313.88 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bagchara

Bagchara 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 Bagchara 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 Bagchara from other places

Bagchara lies about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Chandpara, about 4.3 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 Bagchara
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 2.0 km
Nearest railway station Chandpara 4.3 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 8.3 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Bagchara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagchara village had a population of 5,745. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Bagchara village has 2,932 males and 2,813 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagchara has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bagchara is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagchara covers 313.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagchara falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagchara is Chandpara, about 4.3 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 Bagchara.

Bagchara is about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagchara is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gaighata is about 2.0 km away. Chandpara is about 4.3 km away. Gobārdānga is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Gaighata (2.0 km) and Amkola (2.7 km).

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

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