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About Baigandih Village

Baigandih is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 205 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baigandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baigandih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 491227
Area (hectares) 182.88 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 205
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baigandih compares

By the 2011 count Baigandih is the 168th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 182.88 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Baigandih

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

Baigandih lies about 90 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 60 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 Baigandih
Nearest town Saraipali 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Basna 12 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 60 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 90 km

Villages closest to Baigandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baigandih village had a population of 388. That makes it the 168th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Baigandih village has 205 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baigandih has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Baigandih is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baigandih covers 182.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baigandih falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baigandih is Komakhan railway station, about 60 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 Baigandih.

Baigandih is about 90 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baigandih is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 7.7 km away. Basna is about 12 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bardih (1.5 km), Mudpahar (1.9 km) and Gidhli (2.3 km).

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

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