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About Bag Dob Village

Bag Dob is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 554 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131 hectares hectares.

Bag Dob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag Dob village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 131 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 554
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Bag Dob compares

By the 2011 count Bag Dob is the 67th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 131 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Bag Dob

Bag Dob is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bag Dob 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 Bag Dob from other places

Bag Dob lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 7.2 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 Bag Dob
Nearest railway station Telta 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 27 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Bag Dob

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baisi 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 Bag Dob

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag Dob village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 67th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Bag Dob village has 554 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag Dob has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Bag Dob covers 131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bag Dob falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bag Dob is Telta, about 7.2 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 Bag Dob.

Bag Dob is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag Dob is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Telta is about 7.2 km away. Baisi is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajal (under 2 km), Goagaon (1.7 km) and Ujain (2.1 km).

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

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