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About Bagdian Village

Bagdian is a mid sized village in Contai I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 314 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdian village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 54.35 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 314
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagdian compares

By the 2011 count Bagdian is the 113th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 54.35 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bagdian

Bagdian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagdian as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Bachhipur Bar, Badalpur, Badalpur 1st Part and Badalpur 2nd Part. 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 Bagdian

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdian village had a population of 575. That makes it the 113th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Bagdian village has 314 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdian has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Bagdian is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdian covers 54.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagdian falls under Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagdian.

Bagdian is in Contai I tehsil of Purba 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 Bagdian today is likely to be higher.

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