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About Baghanpal Village

Baghanpal is a mid sized village in Lohandiguda tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,490, made up of 687 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghanpal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghanpal village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Lohandiguda
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 521.93 hectares
Population 1,490
Male Population 687
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghanpal compares

By the 2011 count Baghanpal is the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 521.93 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

Getting to Baghanpal

Baghanpal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghanpal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baghanpal from other places

Baghanpal lies about 21 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Bade Arapur, about 14 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 Baghanpal
Tehsil headquarters Lohandiguda 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Bade Arapur 14 km
District headquarters Bastar 21 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 28 km

Villages closest to Baghanpal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghanpal village had a population of 1,490. That makes it the 15th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Baghanpal village has 687 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghanpal has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1054.

The pincode recorded for Baghanpal is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghanpal covers 521.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghanpal falls under Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baghanpal is Bade Arapur, about 14 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Baghanpal.

Baghanpal is about 21 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghanpal is in Lohandiguda tehsil of Bastar district. Lohandiguda is about 4.2 km away. Bade Arapur is about 14 km away. Bastar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkiguda (under 2 km), Chhoteparroda (1.5 km) and Karkapal (2.6 km).

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

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