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About Bhangaband Village

Bhangaband is a small village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 84 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangaband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangaband village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Pincode 721135
Area (hectares) 69.99 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 84
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangaband compares

By the 2011 count Bhangaband is the 199th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 69.99 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Bhangaband

Bhangaband is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhangaband as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhaluk Khulya, Bhalukbasadihi, Bhalukbasajal and Bhamal. 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 Bhangaband

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangaband village had a population of 166. That makes it the 199th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Bhangaband village has 84 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangaband has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Bhangaband is 721135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangaband covers 69.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhangaband falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhangaband notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhangaband.

Bhangaband is in Sankrail 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 Bhangaband today is likely to be higher.

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