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About Baggaon Village

Baggaon is a large village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,079, made up of 1,110 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 244.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baggaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baggaon village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 244.02 hectares
Population 2,079
Male Population 1,110
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baggaon compares

By the 2011 count Baggaon is the 55th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 244.02 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Baggaon

Baggaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baggaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baggaon from other places

Baggaon lies about 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 5.1 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 Baggaon
Nearest railway station Telta 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 19 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 19 km
Nearest town Kasba 26 km

Villages closest to Baggaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baggaon village had a population of 2,079. That makes it the 55th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Baggaon village has 1,110 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baggaon has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Baggaon is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baggaon covers 244.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baggaon falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baggaon is Telta, about 5.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baggaon.

Baggaon is about 19 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baggaon is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 5.1 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 19 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangaon (under 2 km), Chapwa (1.9 km) and Sirnia (3.6 km).

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

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