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About Bagchar Abad Village

Bagchar Abad is a small village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 211 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagchar Abad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagchar Abad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743456
Area (hectares) 148.12 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 211
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagchar Abad compares

By the 2011 count Bagchar Abad is the 66th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 148.12 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bagchar Abad

Bagchar Abad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagchar Abad as Available within <5 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 Bagchar Abad from other places

Bagchar Abad 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 Bagchar Abad
Nearest railway station Chandpara 4.3 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Minakhan 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Bagchar Abad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Minakhan 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 Bagchar Abad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagchar Abad village had a population of 420. That makes it the 66th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Bagchar Abad village has 211 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagchar Abad has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bagchar Abad is 743456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagchar Abad covers 148.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagchar Abad falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagchar Abad is Chandpara, about 4.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagchar Abad.

Bagchar Abad 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.

Bagchar Abad is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Chandpara is about 4.3 km away. Gobārdānga is about 8.3 km away. Minakhan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagchar (under 2 km), Golaghata (2.0 km) and Jhikra (11 km).

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

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