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About Bhupatinagar Village

Bhupatinagar 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 637, made up of 341 males and 296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhupatinagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhupatinagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai I
Pincode 721401
Area (hectares) 24.86 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 341
Female Population 296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Bhupatinagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhupatinagar is the 101st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 24.86 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Bhupatinagar

Bhupatinagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhupatinagar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhupatinagar from other places

Bhupatinagar lies about 16 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Henria, about 6.8 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 Bhupatinagar
Nearest railway station Henria 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai I 16 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 16 km
Nearest town Egra 23 km

Villages closest to Bhupatinagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Contai 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 Bhupatinagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhupatinagar village had a population of 637. That makes it the 101st largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Bhupatinagar village has 341 males and 296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhupatinagar has about 868 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 Bhupatinagar is 721401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhupatinagar covers 24.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhupatinagar is Henria, about 6.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhupatinagar.

Bhupatinagar is about 16 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhupatinagar is in Contai I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Henria is about 6.8 km away. Contai I is about 16 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Enayet Chak (7.9 km), Gahira Bar (11 km) and Jugi Bar (11 km).

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

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