Skip to main content

About Bagha Mahakalia Village

Bagha Mahakalia is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 97 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagha Mahakalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagha Mahakalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721444
Area (hectares) 47.62 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 97
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
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 Bagha Mahakalia compares

By the 2011 count Bagha Mahakalia is the 144th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 47.62 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bagha Mahakalia

Bagha Mahakalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagha Mahakalia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagha Mahakalia from other places

Bagha Mahakalia lies about 35 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Bagha Mahakalia
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Contai III 35 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 35 km

Villages closest to Bagha Mahakalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagha Mahakalia village had a population of 192. That makes it the 144th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Bagha Mahakalia village has 97 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagha Mahakalia has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bagha Mahakalia is 721444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagha Mahakalia covers 47.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagha Mahakalia falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bagha Mahakalia 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 Bagha Mahakalia.

Bagha Mahakalia is about 35 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagha Mahakalia is in Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 9.4 km away. Contai III is about 35 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur 4th Part (13 km), Barabari (19 km) and Barbaria Urf Kutakuti (19 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.