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About Baghua Village

Baghua is a small village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 84 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares.

Baghua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 55 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 84
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baghua compares

By the 2011 count Baghua is the 139th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Baghua

The census records public bus service for Baghua as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghua from other places

Baghua lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 5.0 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 Baghua
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 5.0 km
Nearest town Kasba 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Amour 26 km

Villages closest to Baghua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghua village had a population of 167. That makes it the 139th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Baghua village has 84 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghua has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Baghua covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghua falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghua is Satar Halt, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baghua.

Baghua is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghua is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Satar Halt is about 5.0 km away. Kasba is about 16 km away. Purnia 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 Baghua Gachh (under 2 km), Dihia (4.5 km) and Garaia (5.9 km).

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

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