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About Bijoynagar Village

Bijoynagar is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,507, made up of 3,301 males and 3,206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijoynagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijoynagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 652.85 hectares
Population 6,507
Male Population 3,301
Female Population 3,206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bijoynagar compares

By the 2011 count Bijoynagar is the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 652.85 hectares work out to about 10.0 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 956.

Getting to Bijoynagar

Bijoynagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bijoynagar as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bijoynagar from other places

Bijoynagar lies about 38 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 24 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 Bijoynagar
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Canning 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 38 km

Villages closest to Bijoynagar

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.

Common questions about Bijoynagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijoynagar village had a population of 6,507. That makes it the 10th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Bijoynagar village has 3,301 males and 3,206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijoynagar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

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

Bijoynagar covers 652.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bijoynagar is Canning, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bijoynagar.

Bijoynagar is about 38 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.

Bijoynagar is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 6.1 km away. Canning is about 24 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bally (1.7 km), Sonagar (2.4 km) and Birajnagar (3.4 km).

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

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