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About Bhabaniganj Village

Bhabaniganj is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 711 males and 625 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhabaniganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhabaniganj village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733208
Area (hectares) 278.01 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 711
Female Population 625
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhabaniganj compares

By the 2011 count Bhabaniganj is the 83rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 278.01 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bhabaniganj

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

Bhabaniganj lies about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 8.3 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 Bhabaniganj
Nearest railway station Tauheed 8.3 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 24 km

Villages closest to Bhabaniganj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhabaniganj village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bhabaniganj village has 711 males and 625 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhabaniganj has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bhabaniganj is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhabaniganj covers 278.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhabaniganj falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bhabaniganj is Tauheed, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhabaniganj.

Bhabaniganj is about 24 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhabaniganj is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Tauheed is about 8.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 10 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Najarpur (4.2 km), Belan (7.5 km) and Hatwar (7.7 km).

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

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