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About Bahgra Village

Bahgra is one of the larger villages in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,292, made up of 4,155 males and 4,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares.

Bahgra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahgra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 8,292
Male Population 4,155
Female Population 4,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bahgra compares

By the 2011 count Bahgra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Bahgra

The census records public bus service for Bahgra 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bahgra from other places

Bahgra lies about 11 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 9.2 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 Bahgra
Nearest railway station Jiradei 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 11 km
Nearest town Siwān 11 km

Villages closest to Bahgra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahgra village had a population of 8,292. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Bahgra village has 4,155 males and 4,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahgra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1053.

Bahgra covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bahgra falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bahgra is Jiradei, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Bahgra.

Bahgra is about 11 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahgra is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Jiradei is about 9.2 km away. Daraundha is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangali Bharauli (2.3 km), Fatehpur (4.2 km) and Kharsara (4.7 km).

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

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