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About Baghmundi Village

Baghmundi is a large village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,035, made up of 2,095 males and 1,940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1109.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmundi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 1109.25 hectares
Population 4,035
Male Population 2,095
Female Population 1,940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghmundi compares

By the 2011 count Baghmundi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 1109.25 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 963.

Getting to Baghmundi

Baghmundi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghmundi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baghmundi from other places

Baghmundi lies about 35 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Haslang P.H., about 12 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 Baghmundi
Nearest railway station Haslang P.H. 12 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagmundi 35 km
District headquarters Puruliya 35 km

Villages closest to Baghmundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmundi village had a population of 4,035. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Baghmundi village has 2,095 males and 1,940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmundi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Baghmundi is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghmundi covers 1109.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghmundi falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baghmundi is Haslang P.H., about 12 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 village for Baghmundi.

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

Baghmundi is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district. Haslang P.H. is about 12 km away. Balarāmpur is about 20 km away. Bagmundi 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 Sindri (29 km).

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

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