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About Baghkundi Village

Baghkundi is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 150 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghkundi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 81.65 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 150
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
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 Baghkundi compares

By the 2011 count Baghkundi is the 138th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 81.65 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Baghkundi

Baghkundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghkundi 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 Baghkundi from other places

Baghkundi 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 Baghkundi
Nearest railway station Haslang P.H. 12 km
Nearest town Balarāmpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar I 35 km
District headquarters Puruliya 35 km

Villages closest to Baghkundi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar I 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 Baghkundi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghkundi village had a population of 311. That makes it the 138th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Baghkundi village has 150 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghkundi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Baghkundi is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghkundi covers 81.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghkundi falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baghkundi 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 <5 km distance for Baghkundi.

Baghkundi 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.

Baghkundi is in Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district. Haslang P.H. is about 12 km away. Balarāmpur is about 20 km away. Manbazar I 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 Kuda (18 km), Bamandiha (33 km) and Puruldiha (35 km).

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

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