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About Baghna Village

Baghna 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 3,639, made up of 1,806 males and 1,833 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 242.48 hectares
Population 3,639
Male Population 1,806
Female Population 1,833
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghna compares

By the 2011 count Baghna is the 22nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 242.48 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Baghna

Baghna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghna 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Amankandia, Ambaula, Amkola and Angrail. 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 Baghna

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghna village had a population of 3,639. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Baghna village has 1,806 males and 1,833 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghna has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Baghna is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghna covers 242.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Baghna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baghna.

Baghna is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas 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 Baghna today is likely to be higher.

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