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About Bagra Village

Bagra is a large village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,492, made up of 1,302 males and 1,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723161
Area (hectares) 318.89 hectares
Population 2,492
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bagra compares

By the 2011 count Bagra is the 10th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 318.89 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Bagra

Bagra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagra as Available within 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Alladih, Ashuara, Baghadabar and Bagmanmi. 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 Bagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagra village had a population of 2,492. That makes it the 10th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Bagra village has 1,302 males and 1,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagra has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Bagra is 723161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagra covers 318.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagra falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bagra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bagra.

Bagra is in Raghunathpur 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 Bagra today is likely to be higher.

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