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About Bharadanga Village

Bharadanga is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,127, made up of 1,075 males and 1,052 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharadanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharadanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743273
Area (hectares) 142.04 hectares
Population 2,127
Male Population 1,075
Female Population 1,052
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharadanga compares

By the 2011 count Bharadanga is the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 142.04 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bharadanga

Bharadanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bharadanga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bharadanga from other places

Bharadanga lies about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, about 7.1 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 Bharadanga
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 7.1 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 12 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 12 km

Villages closest to Bharadanga

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 Bharadanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharadanga village had a population of 2,127. That makes it the 51st largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Bharadanga village has 1,075 males and 1,052 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharadanga has about 979 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 Bharadanga is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharadanga covers 142.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bharadanga is Thakurnagar, about 7.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Bharadanga.

Bharadanga is about 12 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.

Bharadanga is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 7.1 km away. Gobārdānga is about 9.7 km away. Gaighata is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara (1.6 km), Barasat (1.6 km) and Ramnagar (1.6 km).

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

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