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About Bhimnagar Village

Bhimnagar is a mid sized village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 307 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhimnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhimnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743399
Area (hectares) 75.41 hectares
Population 615
Male Population 307
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhimnagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhimnagar is the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 75.41 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Bhimnagar

Bhimnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhimnagar as Available within <5 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 Bhimnagar from other places

Bhimnagar lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Karanjali, about 7.1 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 Bhimnagar
Nearest railway station Karanjali 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 19 km

Villages closest to Bhimnagar

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

Common questions about Bhimnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhimnagar village had a population of 615. That makes it the 68th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Bhimnagar village has 307 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhimnagar has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Bhimnagar is 743399. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhimnagar covers 75.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhimnagar falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhimnagar is Karanjali, about 7.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhimnagar.

Bhimnagar is about 17 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.

Bhimnagar is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Karanjali is about 7.1 km away. Mathurapur I is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fauzpur (under 2 km), Birampur (under 2 km) and Dakshin Janardanpur (under 2 km).

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

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