About Bagha Village

Bagha is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,361, made up of 722 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Pincode	813221
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	1,361
Male Population	722
Female Population	639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
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 Bagha compares

By the 2011 count Bagha is the 50th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Bagha

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

Bagha lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 Bagha
Nearest town	Kharagpur	15 km
Nearest railway station	Ganganiyan	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	31 km
District headquarters	Banka	31 km

Villages closest to Bagha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagha village had a population of 1,361. That makes it the 50th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bagha village has 722 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagha has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

The pincode recorded for Bagha is 813221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagha covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagha falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagha is Ganganiyan, about 24 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 Bagha.

Bagha is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagha is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 15 km away. Ganganiyan is about 24 km away. Shambhuganj is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.