About Bhagaband Village

Bhagaband is a mid sized village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,497, made up of 755 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, 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	Puncha
Pincode	723151
Area (hectares)	339.46 hectares
Population	1,497
Male Population	755
Female Population	742
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 Bhagaband compares

By the 2011 count Bhagaband is the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 339.46 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. 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 Bhagaband

Bhagaband is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhagaband 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 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	Puncha	9.8 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 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 Bhagaband

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagaband village had a population of 1,497. That makes it the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Bhagaband village has 755 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagaband 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 Bhagaband is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagaband covers 339.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhagaband falls under Puncha 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village 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 Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Puncha is about 9.8 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.