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About Bagdar Village

Bagdar is a large village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,005, made up of 1,021 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.94 hectares hectares.

Bagdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 140.94 hectares
Population 2,005
Male Population 1,021
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bagdar compares

By the 2011 count Bagdar is the 50th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 140.94 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Bagdar

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

How far is Bagdar from other places

Bagdar lies about 34 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Mukuria Junction, 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 Bagdar
Nearest railway station Mukuria Junction under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 12 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 34 km

Villages closest to Bagdar

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 Bagdar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdar village had a population of 2,005. That makes it the 50th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Bagdar village has 1,021 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdar has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Bagdar covers 140.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagdar falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagdar is Mukuria Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bagdar.

Bagdar is about 34 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdar is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Mukuria Junction is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukuria (under 2 km), Madanpur (under 2 km) and Nauranga (1.7 km).

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

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