About Bhagaband Village

Bhagaband is a large village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,433, made up of 1,766 males and 1,667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, 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	Para
Pincode	723126
Area (hectares)	332.25 hectares
Population	3,433
Male Population	1,766
Female Population	1,667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhagaband compares

By the 2011 count Bhagaband is the 8th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 332.25 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhagaband

Bhagaband is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhagaband 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 5 - 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 44 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bhaga, about under 2 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
Nearest railway station	Bhaga	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jāmadoba	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Para	26 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	44 km

Villages closest to Bhagaband

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

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Common questions about Bhagaband

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagaband village had a population of 3,433. That makes it the 8th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Bhagaband village has 1,766 males and 1,667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagaband has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhagaband is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagaband covers 332.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhagaband is Bhaga, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bhagaband.

Bhagaband is about 44 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 Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Bhaga is about under 2 km away. Jāmadoba is about under 2 km away. Para is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.