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About Brahmapur Village

Brahmapur is a mid sized village in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 390 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733156, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahmapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahmapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733156
Area (hectares) 153.81 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 390
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Brahmapur compares

By the 2011 count Brahmapur is the 167th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 153.81 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Brahmapur

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

Brahmapur lies about 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Sanjay Gram, about under 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 Brahmapur
Nearest railway station Sanjay Gram under 2 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 25 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 25 km

Villages closest to Brahmapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahmapur village had a population of 773. That makes it the 167th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Brahmapur village has 390 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahmapur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Brahmapur is 733156. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brahmapur covers 153.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Brahmapur falls under Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Brahmapur is Sanjay Gram, about under 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 Brahmapur.

Brahmapur is about 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahmapur is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Sanjay Gram is about under 2 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 25 km away. Raiganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankarpur (2.9 km), Lohanda (3.2 km) and Chandar (3.2 km).

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

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