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About Baghpur Village

Baghpur is a small village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 457, made up of 235 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261 hectares hectares.

Baghpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Area (hectares) 261 hectares
Population 457
Male Population 235
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghpur compares

By the 2011 count Baghpur is the 80th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 261 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Baghpur

Baghpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghpur as Available within 5 - 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 Baghpur from other places

Baghpur lies about 72 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kajrat Nawadih, about 48 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 Baghpur
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 9.1 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 39 km
Nearest railway station Kajrat Nawadih 48 km
District headquarters Gaya 72 km

Villages closest to Baghpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghpur village had a population of 457. That makes it the 80th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Baghpur village has 235 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghpur has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Baghpur covers 261 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghpur falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghpur is Kajrat Nawadih, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance for Baghpur.

Baghpur is about 72 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghpur is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 9.1 km away. Sherghāti is about 39 km away. Kajrat Nawadih is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harni (2.3 km), Piparwar (3.2 km) and Bhadwar (3.4 km).

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

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