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About Bongabari Village

Bongabari is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,215, made up of 2,082 males and 2,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bongabari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bongabari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723147
Area (hectares) 545.93 hectares
Population 4,215
Male Population 2,082
Female Population 2,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bongabari compares

By the 2011 count Bongabari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 545.93 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Bongabari

Bongabari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bongabari as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhangra, Bihahura, Biltora and Biralgaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bongabari

As per the Census of India 2011, Bongabari village had a population of 4,215. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Bongabari village has 2,082 males and 2,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bongabari has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Bongabari is 723147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bongabari covers 545.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bongabari falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bongabari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bongabari.

Bongabari is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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