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About Bagdob Village

Bagdob 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 1,760, made up of 928 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdob village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 239.16 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 928
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Bagdob compares

By the 2011 count Bagdob is the 57th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 239.16 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bagdob

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

Bagdob lies about 10 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 2.8 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 Bagdob
Nearest railway station Kanki 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 10 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 10 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 15 km

Villages closest to Bagdob

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 Bagdob

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdob village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 57th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bagdob village has 928 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdob has about 897 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 Bagdob is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdob covers 239.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Bagdob is Kanki, about 2.8 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 Bagdob.

Bagdob is about 10 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdob is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 2.8 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 10 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majlispur (under 2 km), Hathipaon (1.6 km) and Amra (1.6 km).

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

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