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About Bhagaband Village

Bhagaband is a large village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,147, made up of 1,577 males and 1,570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagaband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagaband village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 696.45 hectares
Population 3,147
Male Population 1,577
Female Population 1,570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagaband compares

By the 2011 count Bhagaband is the 10th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 696.45 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 977.

Getting to Bhagaband

Bhagaband is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhagaband as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagaband from other places

Bhagaband lies about 42 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 25 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 Bhagaband
Tehsil headquarters Hura 16 km
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 25 km
Nearest town Bānkura 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 42 km

Villages closest to Bhagaband

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagaband village had a population of 3,147. That makes it the 10th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Bhagaband village has 1,577 males and 1,570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagaband has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Bhagaband is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagaband covers 696.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagaband falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhagaband is Jhantipahari, about 25 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 <5 km distance for Bhagaband.

Bhagaband is about 42 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagaband is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Hura is about 16 km away. Jhantipahari is about 25 km away. Bānkura is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shaldiha (7.6 km), Punchadi (9.8 km) and Hura (15 km).

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

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