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About Baghmara Village

Baghmara is a large village in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,705, made up of 1,462 males and 1,243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Pincode 854301
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 2,705
Male Population 1,462
Female Population 1,243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghmara compares

By the 2011 count Baghmara is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Baghmara

Baghmara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghmara as Available within 5 - 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghmara from other places

Baghmara lies about 3.8 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Purnia Court, about 2.0 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 Baghmara
Nearest railway station Purnia Court 2.0 km
District headquarters Purnia 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 8.6 km

Villages closest to Baghmara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Baghmara

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmara village had a population of 2,705. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Baghmara village has 1,462 males and 1,243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmara has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Baghmara is 854301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghmara covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghmara falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghmara is Purnia Court, about 2.0 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 - 10 km distance for Baghmara.

Baghmara is about 3.8 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghmara is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Purnia Court is about 2.0 km away. Purnia is about 3.8 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rikabganj (under 2 km), Jokajal Marai (2.5 km) and Bela (3.2 km).

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

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