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About Bagbahar Village

Bagbahar is a large village in Pathalgaon tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,836, made up of 1,860 males and 1,976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagbahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagbahar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Pathalgaon
Pincode 496220
Area (hectares) 1378.91 hectares
Population 3,836
Male Population 1,860
Female Population 1,976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagbahar compares

By the 2011 count Bagbahar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents. Its 1378.91 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Bagbahar

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

Bagbahar lies about 55 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 61 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 Bagbahar
Tehsil headquarters Pathalgaon 30 km
District headquarters Jashpur 55 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 55 km
Nearest railway station Dharamjaigarh Road 61 km

Villages closest to Bagbahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagbahar village had a population of 3,836. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,577 residents.

Bagbahar village has 1,860 males and 1,976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagbahar has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Bagbahar is 496220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagbahar covers 1378.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagbahar falls under Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagbahar is Dharamjaigarh Road, about 61 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 village for Bagbahar.

Bagbahar is about 55 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagbahar is in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district. Pathalgaon is about 30 km away. Jashpur is about 55 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buldega (15 km), Chandagarh (20 km) and Ila (24 km).

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

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