About Bagen Village

Bagen is one of the larger villages in Barhampur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,291, made up of 2,652 males and 2,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagen village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Barhampur
Pincode	802134
Area (hectares)	933 hectares
Population	5,291
Male Population	2,652
Female Population	2,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagen compares

By the 2011 count Bagen is the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents. Its 933 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 922.

Getting to Bagen

Bagen is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagen as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagen from other places

Bagen lies about 34 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 7.0 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 Bagen
Nearest railway station	Raghunathpur Railway Station	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhampur	11 km
Nearest town	Jagdīspur	12 km
District headquarters	Buxar	34 km

Villages closest to Bagen

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagen village had a population of 5,291. That makes it the 11th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,016 residents.

Bagen village has 2,652 males and 2,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagen has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Bagen is 802134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagen covers 933 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagen falls under Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagen is Raghunathpur Railway Station, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bagen.

Bagen is about 34 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagen is in Barhampur tehsil of Buxar district. Raghunathpur Railway Station is about 7.0 km away. Barhampur is about 11 km away. Jagdīspur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.