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About Bhagabanpur Village

Bhagabanpur is a large village in Bhagawanpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,566, made up of 1,294 males and 1,272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagabanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagabanpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur I
Pincode 721601
Area (hectares) 81.67 hectares
Population 2,566
Male Population 1,294
Female Population 1,272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagabanpur compares

By the 2011 count Bhagabanpur is the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 81.67 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bhagabanpur

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

How far is Bhagabanpur from other places

Bhagabanpur lies about 14 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Deshapran, about 9.6 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 Bhagabanpur
Nearest railway station Deshapran 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur I 14 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 14 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 28 km

Villages closest to Bhagabanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur I 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.

Common questions about Bhagabanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagabanpur village had a population of 2,566. That makes it the 20th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Bhagabanpur village has 1,294 males and 1,272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagabanpur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bhagabanpur is 721601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagabanpur covers 81.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhagabanpur falls under Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhagabanpur is Deshapran, about 9.6 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 village for Bhagabanpur.

Bhagabanpur is about 14 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagabanpur is in Bhagawanpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Deshapran is about 9.6 km away. Bhagawanpur I is about 14 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar Bhagabanpur (under 2 km), Balaram Chak (16 km) and Baman Chak (16 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhagabanpur today is likely to be higher.

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