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About Bhangaband Village

Bhangaband is a small village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 235 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721147, 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 Salbani
Pincode 721147
Area (hectares) 267.25 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 235
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhangaband compares

By the 2011 count Bhangaband is the 131st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 267.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Bhangaband

Bhangaband is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhangaband as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhalukchati Dakshin, Bhalukchati Urf Birbanchati, Bhalukmara Sol and Bhaluksol. 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 478. That makes it the 131st largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Bhangaband village has 235 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangaband has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Bhangaband is 721147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangaband covers 267.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bhangaband notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bhangaband is in Salbani 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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