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About Banhugli Village

Banhugli is one of the larger villages in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,103, made up of 5,715 males and 5,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banhugli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banhugli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700103
Area (hectares) 383.79 hectares
Population 11,103
Male Population 5,715
Female Population 5,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banhugli compares

By the 2011 count Banhugli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 383.79 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Banhugli

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

Banhugli lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kavi Nazrul, about 4.6 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 Banhugli
Nearest railway station Kavi Nazrul 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 7.0 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Banhugli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banhugli village had a population of 11,103. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Banhugli village has 5,715 males and 5,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banhugli has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Banhugli is 700103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banhugli covers 383.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banhugli falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Banhugli is Kavi Nazrul, about 4.6 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 km distance for Banhugli.

Banhugli is about 29 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.

Banhugli is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kavi Nazrul is about 4.6 km away. Sonarpur is about 7.0 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Joyenpur (under 2 km), Danga (under 2 km) and Hogalkuria (under 2 km).

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

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