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About Bagjhar Village

Bagjhar is a small village in Kharsia tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 158, made up of 74 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496665, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagjhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Kharsia
Pincode 496665
Area (hectares) 274.31 hectares
Population 158
Male Population 74
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagjhar compares

By the 2011 count Bagjhar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 970 residents. Its 274.31 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Bagjhar

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

Bagjhar lies about 50 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Sakti, about 16 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 Bagjhar
Nearest town Saktī 14 km
Nearest railway station Sakti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsia 21 km
District headquarters Raigarh 50 km

Villages closest to Bagjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagjhar village had a population of 158. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 970 residents.

Bagjhar village has 74 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagjhar has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Bagjhar is 496665. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagjhar covers 274.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagjhar falls under Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagjhar is Sakti, about 16 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 Bagjhar.

Bagjhar is about 50 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagjhar is in Kharsia tehsil of Raigarh district. Saktī is about 14 km away. Sakti is about 16 km away. Kharsia is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mingaon (2.5 km), Khardgaon (2.6 km) and Patrapali (3.2 km).

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

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