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About Bhunighra Village

Bhunighra is a mid sized village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 265 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhunighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhunighra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 342.37 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 265
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhunighra compares

By the 2011 count Bhunighra is the 77th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 342.37 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bhunighra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhunighra village had a population of 505. That makes it the 77th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Bhunighra village has 265 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhunighra has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

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

Bhunighra covers 342.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bhunighra notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhunighra.

Bhunighra 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 Bhunighra today is likely to be higher.

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