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About Bagaha Village

Bagaha is a mid sized village in Harsidhi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 520 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Harsidhi
Pincode 845411
Area (hectares) 190.6 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 520
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagaha compares

By the 2011 count Bagaha is the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents. Its 190.6 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bagaha

Bagaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagaha from other places

Bagaha lies about 3.6 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 4.9 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 Bagaha
Tehsil headquarters Harsidhi 3.6 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Semra 4.9 km
Nearest town Mothīhāri 12 km

Villages closest to Bagaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagaha village had a population of 952. That makes it the 55th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,697 residents.

Bagaha village has 520 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagaha has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Bagaha is 845411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagaha covers 190.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagaha falls under Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagaha is Semra, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagaha.

Bagaha is about 3.6 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagaha is in Harsidhi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Harsidhi is about 3.6 km away. Purba Champaran is about 3.6 km away. Semra is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairiyadih (2.4 km), Panapur (4.2 km) and Dhawahi (4.4 km).

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

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