About Bagchar Village

Bagchar is a large village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,428, made up of 1,752 males and 1,676 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagchar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagchar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Minakhan
Pincode	743456
Area (hectares)	127.74 hectares
Population	3,428
Male Population	1,752
Female Population	1,676
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagchar compares

By the 2011 count Bagchar is the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 127.74 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bagchar

Bagchar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagchar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagchar from other places

Bagchar 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
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

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.

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Common questions about Bagchar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagchar village had a population of 3,428. That makes it the 15th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Bagchar village has 1,752 males and 1,676 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagchar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Bagchar covers 127.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bagchar 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bagchar.

Bagchar 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 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.