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About Bhiknagar Village

Bhiknagar is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 338, made up of 163 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhiknagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhiknagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721121
Area (hectares) 60.7 hectares
Population 338
Male Population 163
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhiknagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhiknagar is the 171st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 60.7 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Bhiknagar

The census records public bus service for Bhiknagar 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhatmara, Bhattugram, Bhedua and Bhedua Sahebdanga. 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 Bhiknagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhiknagar village had a population of 338. That makes it the 171st largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Bhiknagar village has 163 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhiknagar has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bhiknagar is 721121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhiknagar covers 60.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhiknagar falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhiknagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Bhiknagar.

Bhiknagar is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Bhiknagar today is likely to be higher.

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