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About Bairgachhi Village

Bairgachhi is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 58 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bairgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bairgachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 66.89 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 58
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bairgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Bairgachhi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 66.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Bairgachhi

Bairgachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bairgachhi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bairgachhi from other places

Bairgachhi lies about 43 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 Bairgachhi
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 3.2 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 31 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 43 km

Villages closest to Bairgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bairgachhi village had a population of 112. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Bairgachhi village has 58 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bairgachhi has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Bairgachhi is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bairgachhi covers 66.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bairgachhi falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bairgachhi is Azamnagar Road, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bairgachhi.

Bairgachhi is about 43 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bairgachhi is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Azamnagar Road is about 3.2 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Itahar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhusan Gachhi (under 2 km), Barhatti (2.8 km) and Chandanpur (2.9 km).

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

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