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About Bagpota Village

Bagpota is a mid sized village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,397, made up of 718 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagpota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagpota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode 700141
Area (hectares) 49.12 hectares
Population 1,397
Male Population 718
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagpota compares

By the 2011 count Bagpota is the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 49.12 hectares work out to about 28 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 979.

Getting to Bagpota

Bagpota is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagpota as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bagpota from other places

Bagpota lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Fuleswar, about 14 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 Bagpota
Nearest town Pujali 12 km
Nearest railway station Fuleswar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurpukur Mahestola 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Bagpota

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Bagpota

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagpota village had a population of 1,397. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Bagpota village has 718 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagpota has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Bagpota is 700141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagpota covers 49.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagpota falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bagpota is Fuleswar, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagpota.

Bagpota is about 34 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.

Bagpota is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Pujali is about 12 km away. Fuleswar is about 14 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dari Bagpota (under 2 km), Kalagachhia (14 km) and Samali (14 km).

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

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