About Bhogpunji Village

Bhogpunji is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 837 males and 823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhogpunji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhogpunji village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour I
Pincode	743504
Area (hectares)	111.86 hectares
Population	1,660
Male Population	837
Female Population	823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhogpunji compares

By the 2011 count Bhogpunji is the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 111.86 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Bhogpunji

Bhogpunji is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhogpunji 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhogpunji from other places

Bhogpunji lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 6.6 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 Bhogpunji
Nearest railway station	Basuldanga	6.6 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour I	22 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	22 km

Villages closest to Bhogpunji

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour I 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 Bhogpunji

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhogpunji village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 37th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Bhogpunji village has 837 males and 823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhogpunji has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Bhogpunji is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhogpunji covers 111.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhogpunji falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhogpunji is Basuldanga, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Bhogpunji.

Bhogpunji is about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhogpunji is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 6.6 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 8.0 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.