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About Baya Village

Baya is a large village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,056 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 799.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 493551
Area (hectares) 799.29 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,056
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baya compares

By the 2011 count Baya is the 19th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 799.29 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Baya

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

Baya lies about 97 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 38 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 Baya
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 34 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 38 km
Nearest town Saraipali 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 97 km

Villages closest to Baya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baya village had a population of 2,113. That makes it the 19th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Baya village has 1,056 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baya has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Baya is 493551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baya covers 799.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baya falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baya is Bagbahra, about 38 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 Baya.

Baya is about 97 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baya is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 34 km away. Bagbahra is about 38 km away. Saraipali is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurkuti (2.4 km), Chechrapali (2.4 km) and Metkula (2.5 km).

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

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