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About Bijay Nagar Village

Bijay Nagar is a large village in Bhagawanpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,765, made up of 1,405 males and 1,360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721465, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijay Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijay Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Bhagawanpur II
Pincode 721465
Area (hectares) 381.5 hectares
Population 2,765
Male Population 1,405
Female Population 1,360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijay Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bijay Nagar is the 17th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents. Its 381.5 hectares work out to about 7.2 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 941.

Getting to Bijay Nagar

Bijay Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijay Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijay Nagar from other places

Bijay Nagar lies about 20 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Bandar, about under 2 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 Bijay Nagar
Nearest railway station Bandar under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawanpur II 20 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 20 km

Villages closest to Bijay Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawanpur II 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 Bijay Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijay Nagar village had a population of 2,765. That makes it the 17th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,151 residents.

Bijay Nagar village has 1,405 males and 1,360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijay Nagar has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Bijay Nagar is 721465. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijay Nagar covers 381.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bijay Nagar falls under Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bijay Nagar is Bandar, about under 2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bijay Nagar.

Bijay Nagar is about 20 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bijay Nagar is in Bhagawanpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Bandar is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 3.5 km away. Bhagawanpur II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arjjun Nagar (under 2 km), Rasik Nagar (under 2 km) and Baharampur (3.3 km).

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

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