About Begunia Village

Begunia is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 399 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Begunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Begunia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Mohanpur
Pincode	721436
Area (hectares)	121.41 hectares
Population	791
Male Population	399
Female Population	392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Begunia compares

By the 2011 count Begunia is the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 121.41 hectares work out to about 6.5 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 946.

Getting to Begunia

Begunia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Begunia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Begunia from other places

Begunia lies about 68 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakshannath Road, about 16 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 Begunia
Nearest railway station	Lakshannath Road	16 km
Nearest town	Jaleshwar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mohanpur	33 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	68 km

Villages closest to Begunia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohanpur 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 Begunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Begunia village had a population of 791. That makes it the 50th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Begunia village has 399 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Begunia has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Begunia is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Begunia covers 121.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Begunia falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Begunia is Lakshannath Road, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Begunia.

Begunia is about 68 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Begunia is in Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Lakshannath Road is about 16 km away. Jaleshwar is about 16 km away. Mohanpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.