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About Baghaband Village

Baghaband is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 619 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghaband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghaband village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723157
Area (hectares) 267.85 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 619
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghaband compares

By the 2011 count Baghaband is the 17th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 267.85 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 975.

Getting to Baghaband

Baghaband is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghaband as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Agnachak, Ambari, Amdiha and Amlagarya. 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 Baghaband

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghaband village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 17th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Baghaband village has 619 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghaband has about 961 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 975.

The pincode recorded for Baghaband is 723157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghaband covers 267.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghaband falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baghaband notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baghaband.

Baghaband is in Santuri 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 Baghaband today is likely to be higher.

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