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About Bagh Village

Bagh is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 179 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagh village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 179
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Bagh compares

By the 2011 count Bagh is the 46th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Bagh

The census records public bus service for Bagh 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 Bagh from other places

Bagh lies about 25 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 10 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 Bagh
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 10 km
Nearest town Ratanpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 25 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Bagh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi 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 Bagh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagh village had a population of 350. That makes it the 46th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Bagh village has 179 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagh has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Bagh is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagh covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagh falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagh is Kalmitar, about 10 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 Bagh.

Bagh is about 25 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagh is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Kalmitar is about 10 km away. Ratanpur is about 23 km away. Naina Devi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khal (4.2 km), Kathla (11 km) and Bhatehr (13 km).

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

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