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About Baigna Village

Baigna is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,089, made up of 556 males and 533 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baigna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baigna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 495335
Area (hectares) 206.29 hectares
Population 1,089
Male Population 556
Female Population 533
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baigna compares

By the 2011 count Baigna is the 63rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 206.29 hectares work out to about 5.3 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 968.

Getting to Baigna

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

Baigna lies about 33 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Belha, about 26 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 Baigna
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 2.2 km
Nearest town Mungeli 16 km
Nearest railway station Belha 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 33 km

Villages closest to Baigna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baigna village had a population of 1,089. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Baigna village has 556 males and 533 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baigna has about 959 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Baigna is 495335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baigna covers 206.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baigna falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baigna is Belha, about 26 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 Baigna.

Baigna is about 33 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baigna is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 2.2 km away. Mungeli is about 16 km away. Belha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Goindra (under 2 km), Barchha (under 2 km) and Tegnagarh (2.0 km).

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

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