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About Bhitpani Village

Bhitpani is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 115 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhitpani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhitpani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 138.81 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 115
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhitpani compares

By the 2011 count Bhitpani is the 107th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 138.81 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bhitpani

Bhitpani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhitpani as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Banshidi, Baredi, Barria and Barudi. 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 Bhitpani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhitpani village had a population of 240. That makes it the 107th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Bhitpani village has 115 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhitpani has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

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

Bhitpani covers 138.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhitpani.

Bhitpani is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Bhitpani today is likely to be higher.

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