About Bagda Village

Bagda is a large village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,370, made up of 1,195 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Puncha
Pincode	723151
Area (hectares)	239.99 hectares
Population	2,370
Male Population	1,195
Female Population	1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagda compares

By the 2011 count Bagda is the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 239.99 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Bagda

Bagda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bagda from other places

Bagda lies about 36 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Sirjam, about 28 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 Bagda
Tehsil headquarters	Puncha	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sirjam	28 km
Nearest town	Adra	33 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	36 km

Villages closest to Bagda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagda village had a population of 2,370. That makes it the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Bagda village has 1,195 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagda has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bagda is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagda covers 239.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagda falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagda is Sirjam, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagda.

Bagda is about 36 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagda is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Puncha is about 5.7 km away. Sirjam is about 28 km away. Adra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.