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About Bijaynagar Village

Bijaynagar is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,274, made up of 3,026 males and 3,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bijaynagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bijaynagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 148.84 hectares
Population 6,274
Male Population 3,026
Female Population 3,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bijaynagar compares

By the 2011 count Bijaynagar is the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 148.84 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bijaynagar

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

How far is Bijaynagar from other places

Bijaynagar lies about 6.6 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 3.1 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 Bijaynagar
Nearest railway station Baharu 3.1 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 6.6 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 6.6 km

Villages closest to Bijaynagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar II 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 Bijaynagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bijaynagar village had a population of 6,274. That makes it the 12th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Bijaynagar village has 3,026 males and 3,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bijaynagar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bijaynagar is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bijaynagar covers 148.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bijaynagar falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bijaynagar is Baharu, about 3.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bijaynagar.

Bijaynagar is about 6.6 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.

Bijaynagar is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 3.1 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.3 km away. Jaynagar II is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (under 2 km), Chandipur (under 2 km) and Kalinagar (under 2 km).

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

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