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About Bagheji Village

Bagheji is a large village in Barauli tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,011, made up of 2,019 males and 1,992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.2 hectares hectares.

Bagheji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagheji village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Barauli
Area (hectares) 173.2 hectares
Population 4,011
Male Population 2,019
Female Population 1,992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagheji compares

By the 2011 count Bagheji is the 17th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 173.2 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Bagheji

Bagheji is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagheji as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Bagheji from other places

Bagheji lies about 21 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sher, about under 2 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 Bagheji
Nearest railway station Sher under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barauli 3.5 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 21 km

Villages closest to Bagheji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagheji village had a population of 4,011. That makes it the 17th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Bagheji village has 2,019 males and 1,992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagheji has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Bagheji covers 173.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagheji falls under Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagheji is Sher, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bagheji.

Bagheji is about 21 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagheji is in Barauli tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sher is about under 2 km away. Barauli is about 3.5 km away. Gopalganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jokaha (under 2 km), Balha (under 2 km) and Parsa (1.8 km).

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

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