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About Bagchhalla Village

Bagchhalla is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 940 males and 862 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagchhalla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagchhalla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Pincode 854116
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,802
Male Population 940
Female Population 862
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagchhalla compares

By the 2011 count Bagchhalla is the 58th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bagchhalla

Bagchhalla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagchhalla as Available within 10+ 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 Bagchhalla from other places

Bagchhalla lies about 21 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Babhabgaon Halt, about 5.5 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 Bagchhalla
Nearest railway station Babhabgaon Halt 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 9.1 km
District headquarters Katihar 21 km

Villages closest to Bagchhalla

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 Bagchhalla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagchhalla village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 58th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Bagchhalla village has 940 males and 862 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagchhalla has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Bagchhalla is 854116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagchhalla covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagchhalla falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagchhalla is Babhabgaon Halt, about 5.5 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 10+ km distance for Bagchhalla.

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

Bagchhalla is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Babhabgaon Halt is about 5.5 km away. Azamnagar is about 9.1 km away. Katihar 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 Dhena (under 2 km), Kelabari (under 2 km) and Khangawan (under 2 km).

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

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