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About Baghmar Village

Baghmar is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,138, made up of 602 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 264.72 hectares
Population 1,138
Male Population 602
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghmar compares

By the 2011 count Baghmar is the 81st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 264.72 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baghmar

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

Baghmar lies about 61 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 48 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 Baghmar
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 16 km
Nearest town Mungeli 18 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 48 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 61 km

Villages closest to Baghmar

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 Baghmar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmar village had a population of 1,138. That makes it the 81st largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Baghmar village has 602 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmar has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Baghmar covers 264.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghmar falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baghmar is Kargi Road, about 48 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 Baghmar.

Baghmar is about 61 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghmar is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 16 km away. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Kargi Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijalpur (1.9 km), Gatapar (2.4 km) and Kukurhata (2.5 km).

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

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