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About Old Bagbahar Village

Old Bagbahar is a mid sized village in Silchar tehsil, in the district of Cachar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,214, made up of 639 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 788113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Old Bagbahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Old Bagbahar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Cachar
Tehsil Silchar
Pincode 788113
Area (hectares) 179.06 hectares
Population 1,214
Male Population 639
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Old Bagbahar compares

By the 2011 count Old Bagbahar is the 123rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents. Its 179.06 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Old Bagbahar

Old Bagbahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Old Bagbahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Old Bagbahar from other places

Old Bagbahar lies about 29 km from Cachar, and the nearest railway station is Lalabazar, about 7.9 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 Old Bagbahar
Nearest railway station Lalabazar 7.9 km
Nearest town Hailākāndi 17 km
District headquarters Cachar 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Silchar 29 km

Villages closest to Old Bagbahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Silchar 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 Old Bagbahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Old Bagbahar village had a population of 1,214. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,715 residents.

Old Bagbahar village has 639 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Old Bagbahar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Old Bagbahar is 788113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Old Bagbahar covers 179.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Old Bagbahar falls under Silchar tehsil of Cachar district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Old Bagbahar is Lalabazar, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Old Bagbahar.

Old Bagbahar is about 29 km from Cachar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Old Bagbahar is in Silchar tehsil of Cachar district. Lalabazar is about 7.9 km away. Hailākāndi is about 17 km away. Cachar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag O Bahar Pt Iv (under 2 km), Bag O Bahar Pt V (under 2 km) and Bag O Bahar T E (under 2 km).

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

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