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About Baghan Village

Baghan is a large village in Kaliaganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,204, made up of 1,700 males and 1,504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Kaliaganj
Pincode 733129
Area (hectares) 253.74 hectares
Population 3,204
Male Population 1,700
Female Population 1,504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baghan compares

By the 2011 count Baghan is the 10th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 253.74 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Baghan

Baghan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baghan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Arazi Joydebpur, Atghara, Atia and Bagcha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baghan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghan village had a population of 3,204. That makes it the 10th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Baghan village has 1,700 males and 1,504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghan has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Baghan is 733129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghan covers 253.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghan falls under Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baghan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baghan.

Baghan is in Kaliaganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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