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About Baghanpur Village

Baghanpur is a small village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 195 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghanpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496551
Area (hectares) 81.73 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 195
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghanpur compares

By the 2011 count Baghanpur is the 180th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 81.73 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Baghanpur

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

Baghanpur lies about 8.7 km from Sarangarh, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 44 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 Baghanpur
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 8.7 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Raigarh 44 km

Villages closest to Baghanpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghanpur village had a population of 401. That makes it the 180th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Baghanpur village has 195 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghanpur has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Baghanpur is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghanpur covers 81.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghanpur falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baghanpur is Raigarh, about 44 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 Baghanpur.

Baghanpur is about 8.7 km from Sarangarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghanpur is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 8.7 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Raigarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandhapali (under 2 km), Boirdih (under 2 km) and Madhopali (under 2 km).

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

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