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About Bamangachhi Village

Bamangachhi is a large village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,332, made up of 1,222 males and 1,110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bamangachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bamangachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 201.14 hectares
Population 2,332
Male Population 1,222
Female Population 1,110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Bamangachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bamangachhi is the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 201.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bamangachhi

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

Bamangachhi lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 4.0 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 Bamangachhi
Nearest railway station Kalyanpur 4.0 km
Nearest town Baruipur 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 8.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Bamangachhi

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 Bamangachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bamangachhi village had a population of 2,332. That makes it the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Bamangachhi village has 1,222 males and 1,110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bamangachhi has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Bamangachhi is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bamangachhi covers 201.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bamangachhi is Kalyanpur, about 4.0 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 Bamangachhi.

Bamangachhi is about 23 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.

Bamangachhi is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 4.0 km away. Baruipur is about 4.4 km away. Sonarpur is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sri Krishnapur (under 2 km), Bara Gachhia (under 2 km) and Radhaballavpur (under 2 km).

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

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