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About Baghar Village

Baghar is a mid sized village in Barsoi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,623, made up of 864 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.76 hectares hectares.

Baghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Barsoi
Area (hectares) 150.76 hectares
Population 1,623
Male Population 864
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Baghar compares

By the 2011 count Baghar is the 68th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents. Its 150.76 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Baghar

Baghar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghar 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 Baghar from other places

Baghar lies about 40 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Barsoi Junction, about 3.9 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 Baghar
Nearest railway station Barsoi Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsoi 7.3 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 20 km
District headquarters Katihar 40 km

Villages closest to Baghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghar village had a population of 1,623. That makes it the 68th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,568 residents.

Baghar village has 864 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghar has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Baghar covers 150.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghar falls under Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghar is Barsoi Junction, about 3.9 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 Baghar.

Baghar is about 40 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghar is in Barsoi tehsil of Katihar district. Barsoi Junction is about 3.9 km away. Barsoi is about 7.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Lalpurgachh (under 2 km) and Lahgaria (under 2 km).

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

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