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About Baghul Village

Baghul is a mid sized village in Nawagarh tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,569, made up of 791 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 369.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghul village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Nawagarh
Pincode 491337
Area (hectares) 369.32 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 791
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghul compares

By the 2011 count Baghul is the 27th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 985 residents. Its 369.32 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 994.

Getting to Baghul

Baghul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghul as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Baghul from other places

Baghul lies about 84 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 42 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 Baghul
Tehsil headquarters Nawagarh 5.8 km
Nearest town Bemetāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 42 km
District headquarters Durg 84 km

Villages closest to Baghul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghul village had a population of 1,569. That makes it the 27th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 985 residents.

Baghul village has 791 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghul has about 984 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Baghul is 491337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghul covers 369.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghul falls under Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baghul is Hathbandh, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Baghul.

Baghul is about 84 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghul is in Nawagarh tehsil of Durg district. Nawagarh is about 5.8 km away. Bemetāra is about 21 km away. Hathbandh is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Bhoyana (1.7 km), Risa Amli (2.5 km) and Boirkachhar (3.1 km).

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

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