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About Bagtarai Village

Bagtarai is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 946 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagtarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagtarai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491226
Area (hectares) 398.76 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 946
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagtarai compares

By the 2011 count Bagtarai is the 17th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 398.76 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Bagtarai

Bagtarai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagtarai 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagtarai from other places

Bagtarai lies about 59 km from Durg. 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 Bagtarai
Nearest town Dhamtari 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 11 km
District headquarters Durg 59 km

Villages closest to Bagtarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagtarai village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 17th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Bagtarai village has 946 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagtarai has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Bagtarai is 491226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagtarai covers 398.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagtarai falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Bagtarai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagtarai.

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

Bagtarai is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Dhamtari is about 4.6 km away. Gurur is about 11 km away. Durg is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandanbirhi (1.8 km), Phagundah (3.1 km) and Usarwara (3.6 km).

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

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