About Bhajna Village

Bhajna is one of the larger villages in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,307, made up of 2,705 males and 2,602 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743399, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhajna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhajna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Patharpratima
Pincode	743399
Area (hectares)	553.6 hectares
Population	5,307
Male Population	2,705
Female Population	2,602
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Bhajna compares

By the 2011 count Bhajna is the 20th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 553.6 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Bhajna

Bhajna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhajna 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 Bhajna from other places

Bhajna lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 10 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 Bhajna
Nearest railway station	Madhabnagar	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patharpratima	18 km
Nearest town	Haldia	24 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	25 km

Villages closest to Bhajna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhajna village had a population of 5,307. That makes it the 20th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Bhajna village has 2,705 males and 2,602 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhajna has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

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

Bhajna covers 553.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhajna falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhajna is Madhabnagar, about 10 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 Bhajna.

Bhajna is about 25 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.

Bhajna is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Madhabnagar is about 10 km away. Patharpratima is about 18 km away. Haldia is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.