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About Baghakol Village

Baghakol is a large village in Maker tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,937, made up of 1,852 males and 2,085 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares.

Baghakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghakol village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Maker
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 3,937
Male Population 1,852
Female Population 2,085
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,126
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghakol compares

By the 2011 count Baghakol is the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Baghakol

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

How far is Baghakol from other places

Baghakol lies about 39 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Paru Khas, about 11 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 Baghakol
Tehsil headquarters Maker 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Paru Khas 11 km
Nearest town Marhaura 13 km
District headquarters Saran 39 km

Villages closest to Baghakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghakol village had a population of 3,937. That makes it the 5th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,228 residents.

Baghakol village has 1,852 males and 2,085 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghakol has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Baghakol covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baghakol falls under Maker tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Baghakol is Paru Khas, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Baghakol.

Baghakol is about 39 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghakol is in Maker tehsil of Saran district. Maker is about 4.7 km away. Paru Khas is about 11 km away. Marhaura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahesh Chhapra (under 2 km), Hajarpur (under 2 km) and Khalpura (under 2 km).

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

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