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About Bagharra Village

Bagharra is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 450 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagharra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 381.61 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 450
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagharra compares

By the 2011 count Bagharra is the 123rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 381.61 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bagharra

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

Bagharra lies about 59 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 37 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 Bagharra
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 9.2 km
Nearest town Mungeli 31 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 37 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 59 km

Villages closest to Bagharra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagharra village had a population of 896. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Bagharra village has 450 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagharra has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bagharra is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagharra covers 381.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagharra falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagharra is Salkaroad, about 37 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 <5 km distance for Bagharra.

Bagharra is about 59 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagharra is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 9.2 km away. Mungeli is about 31 km away. Salkaroad is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghani Bhanwar (1.6 km), Ghanaghar (2.4 km) and Kodwa Mahant (2.6 km).

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

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