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About Bhutgerya Village

Bhutgerya 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 389, made up of 203 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhutgerya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhutgerya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 68.39 hectares
Population 389
Male Population 203
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Bhutgerya compares

By the 2011 count Bhutgerya is the 126th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 68.39 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bhutgerya

Bhutgerya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhutgerya 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 Beutalia, Bhadua, Bhaitgar and Bhaja Chauli. 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 Bhutgerya

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhutgerya village had a population of 389. That makes it the 126th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Bhutgerya village has 203 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhutgerya has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bhutgerya is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhutgerya covers 68.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bhutgerya 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 Bhutgerya.

Bhutgerya is in Contai III 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 Bhutgerya today is likely to be higher.

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