About Bagbagan Village

Bagbagan is a large village in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,467, made up of 1,805 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 460.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagbagan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagbagan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Gosaba
Pincode	743370
Area (hectares)	460.85 hectares
Population	3,467
Male Population	1,805
Female Population	1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagbagan compares

By the 2011 count Bagbagan is the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 460.85 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Bagbagan

Bagbagan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagbagan as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagbagan from other places

Bagbagan lies about 46 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 23 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 Bagbagan
Tehsil headquarters	Gosaba	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	23 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	46 km

Villages closest to Bagbagan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gosaba 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 Bagbagan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagbagan village had a population of 3,467. That makes it the 38th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Bagbagan village has 1,805 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagbagan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Bagbagan is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagbagan covers 460.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagbagan falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagbagan is Canning, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bagbagan.

Bagbagan is about 46 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.

Bagbagan is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 5.1 km away. Canning is about 23 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.