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About Baghwa Village

Baghwa is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 613 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 7.76 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 613
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
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 Baghwa compares

By the 2011 count Baghwa is the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 7.76 hectares work out to about 148 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Baghwa

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

Baghwa lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 12 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 Baghwa
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 6.9 km
Nearest town Bangaon 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 12 km
District headquarters Saharsa 15 km

Villages closest to Baghwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghwa village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 49th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Baghwa village has 613 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghwa has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Baghwa is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghwa covers 7.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 148 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baghwa falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghwa is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 12 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 Baghwa.

Baghwa is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghwa is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 6.9 km away. Bangaon is about 8.8 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaghwa (under 2 km), Bijwar (under 2 km) and Rajhanpur (1.6 km).

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

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