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About Bagdahar Village

Bagdahar is one of the larger villages in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,599, made up of 2,942 males and 2,657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares.

Bagdahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdahar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 506 hectares
Population 5,599
Male Population 2,942
Female Population 2,657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagdahar compares

By the 2011 count Bagdahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Bagdahar

Bagdahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagdahar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagdahar from other places

Bagdahar lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 15 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 Bagdahar
Tehsil headquarters Amour 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Satar Halt 15 km
Nearest town Arāria 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 33 km

Villages closest to Bagdahar

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 Bagdahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdahar village had a population of 5,599. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Bagdahar village has 2,942 males and 2,657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdahar has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Bagdahar covers 506 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagdahar falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagdahar is Satar Halt, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagdahar.

Bagdahar is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdahar is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 9.1 km away. Satar Halt is about 15 km away. Arāria 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 Madhua Kola (under 2 km), Sahangaon (under 2 km) and Dhurpaili (1.6 km).

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

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