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About Baghra Village

Baghra is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 612 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Pincode 804419
Area (hectares) 153 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 612
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghra compares

By the 2011 count Baghra is the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Baghra

Baghra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baghra from other places

Baghra lies about 9.3 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 28 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 Baghra
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 2.2 km
District headquarters Arwal 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 28 km

Villages closest to Baghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghra village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Baghra village has 612 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghra has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Baghra is 804419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghra covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghra falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghra is Jehanabad Court, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baghra.

Baghra is about 9.3 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghra is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Karpi is about 2.2 km away. Arwal is about 9.3 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jonha (under 2 km), Kutubpur Tera (1.9 km) and Puran (2.2 km).

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

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