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About Bagahi Village

Bagahi is a mid sized village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 786, made up of 388 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.61 hectares hectares.

Bagahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 84.61 hectares
Population 786
Male Population 388
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagahi compares

By the 2011 count Bagahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents. Its 84.61 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Bagahi

Bagahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagahi as Available within <5 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 Bagahi from other places

Bagahi lies about 33 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 2.8 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 Bagahi
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 2.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 20 km
District headquarters Siwan 33 km

Villages closest to Bagahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagahi village had a population of 786. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,567 residents.

Bagahi village has 388 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagahi has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Bagahi covers 84.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagahi falls under Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagahi is Basantpur Halt, about 2.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagahi.

Bagahi is about 33 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagahi is in Basantpur tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur is about 2.5 km away. Basantpur Halt is about 2.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barwa Kalan (under 2 km), Bagaha (under 2 km) and Barwa Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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