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About Bagahi Village

Bagahi is a mid sized village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 253 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,209 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Bagahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagahi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 253
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,209
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagahi compares

By the 2011 count Bagahi is the 91st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Bagahi

Bagahi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagahi 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 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 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about 1.6 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
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 8.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Bagahi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 559. That makes it the 91st largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Bagahi village has 253 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagahi has about 1209 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Bagahi covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagahi falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bagahi is Barkagaon Halt, about 1.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bagahi.

Bagahi is about 28 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 Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about 1.6 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 8.6 km away. Mahārājgani 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 Birt Bagahi (under 2 km), Sani Bagahi (under 2 km) and Sipar (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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