About Bahigaon Village

Bahigaon is a small village in Nagri tehsil, in the district of Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 156 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahigaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Dhamtari
Tehsil	Nagri
Pincode	493778
Area (hectares)	162.56 hectares
Population	318
Male Population	156
Female Population	162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahigaon compares

By the 2011 count Bahigaon is the 166th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 687 residents. Its 162.56 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bahigaon

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

Bahigaon lies about 70 km from Dhamtari. 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 Bahigaon
Tehsil headquarters	Nagri	18 km
Nearest town	Kānker	46 km
District headquarters	Dhamtari	70 km

Villages closest to Bahigaon

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

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Common questions about Bahigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahigaon village had a population of 318. That makes it the 166th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 687 residents.

Bahigaon village has 156 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahigaon has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bahigaon is 493778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahigaon covers 162.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahigaon falls under Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bahigaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Bahigaon.

Bahigaon is about 70 km from Dhamtari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahigaon is in Nagri tehsil of Dhamtari district. Nagri is about 18 km away. Kānker is about 46 km away. Dhamtari is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.