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About Baghwar Village

Baghwar is a small village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 46 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghwar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 66.39 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 46
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghwar compares

By the 2011 count Baghwar is the 158th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 66.39 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Baghwar

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

Baghwar lies about 151 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 48 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 Baghwar
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 18 km
Nearest town Mungeli 18 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 48 km
District headquarters Koriya 151 km

Villages closest to Baghwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghwar village had a population of 86. That makes it the 158th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Baghwar village has 46 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghwar has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Baghwar is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghwar covers 66.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghwar falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baghwar is Kargi Road, about 48 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 Baghwar.

Baghwar is about 151 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghwar is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Bharatpur is about 18 km away. Mungeli is about 18 km away. Kargi Road is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koilara (5.2 km), Deogarh (8.5 km) and Phuljhar (10 km).

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

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