About Bihanagar Village

Bihanagar is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,679, made up of 849 males and 830 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bihanagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bihanagar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	222.17 hectares
Population	1,679
Male Population	849
Female Population	830
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bihanagar compares

By the 2011 count Bihanagar is the 79th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 222.17 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bihanagar

Bihanagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bihanagar as Available within village. 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 Bihanagar from other places

Bihanagar lies about 20 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhachna, about 9.3 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 Bihanagar
Nearest railway station	Dhachna	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	9.7 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	20 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	20 km

Villages closest to Bihanagar

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

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Common questions about Bihanagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bihanagar village had a population of 1,679. That makes it the 79th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Bihanagar village has 849 males and 830 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bihanagar has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bihanagar is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bihanagar covers 222.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bihanagar falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Bihanagar is Dhachna, about 9.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bihanagar.

Bihanagar is about 20 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bihanagar is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhachna is about 9.3 km away. Karandighi is about 9.7 km away. Rāiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.