About Baghant Village

Baghant is one of the larger villages in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,553, made up of 5,535 males and 5,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1300 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghant village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Manigachhi
Pincode	847422
Area (hectares)	1300 hectares
Population	10,553
Male Population	5,535
Female Population	5,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghant compares

By the 2011 count Baghant is the 9th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 1300 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Baghant

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

Baghant lies about 27 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 4.6 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 Baghant
Nearest railway station	Mandan Mishra Halt	4.6 km
Nearest town	Benipur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manigachhi	27 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	27 km

Villages closest to Baghant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghant village had a population of 10,553. That makes it the 9th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Baghant village has 5,535 males and 5,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghant has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Baghant is 847422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghant covers 1300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghant falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghant is Mandan Mishra Halt, about 4.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baghant.

Baghant is about 27 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghant is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Mandan Mishra Halt is about 4.6 km away. Benipur is about 14 km away. Manigachhi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.