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About Baghaura Village

Baghaura is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,403, made up of 1,273 males and 1,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares.

Baghaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 2,403
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghaura compares

By the 2011 count Baghaura is the 33rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Baghaura

Baghaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghaura 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghaura from other places

Baghaura lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Azamnagar Road, about 1.9 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 Baghaura
Nearest railway station Azamnagar Road 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 4.4 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 26 km
District headquarters Katihar 30 km

Villages closest to Baghaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghaura village had a population of 2,403. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Baghaura village has 1,273 males and 1,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghaura has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Baghaura covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghaura falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghaura is Azamnagar Road, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baghaura.

Baghaura is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghaura is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Azamnagar Road is about 1.9 km away. Azamnagar is about 4.4 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdha (under 2 km), Ratania Khurd (under 2 km) and Ratania Khurd Khas (under 2 km).

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

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