About Baghwa Village

Baghwa is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,960, made up of 2,698 males and 2,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852106, 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	Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode	852106
Area (hectares)	238.85 hectares
Population	4,960
Male Population	2,698
Female Population	2,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghwa compares

By the 2011 count Baghwa is the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 238.85 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Baghwa

Baghwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghwa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 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
Nearest town	Bangaon	8.8 km
Nearest railway station	Sonbarsa Kacheri	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Simri Bakhtiarpur	14 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur 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.

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Common questions about Baghwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghwa village had a population of 4,960. That makes it the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Baghwa village has 2,698 males and 2,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghwa has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Baghwa is 852106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghwa covers 238.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baghwa falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Bangaon is about 8.8 km away. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 12 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.