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About Bagdai Village

Bagdai is a mid sized village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,264, made up of 631 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagdai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagdai village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 314.92 hectares
Population 1,264
Male Population 631
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagdai compares

By the 2011 count Bagdai is the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 314.92 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Bagdai

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

Bagdai lies about 21 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 17 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 Bagdai
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 17 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 21 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 21 km

Villages closest to Bagdai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagdai village had a population of 1,264. That makes it the 36th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Bagdai village has 631 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagdai has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Bagdai is 491661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagdai covers 314.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagdai falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagdai is Bakal, about 17 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 Bagdai.

Bagdai is about 21 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagdai is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 2.3 km away. Bakal is about 17 km away. Rajnandgaon 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 Ari (under 2 km), Konari (1.5 km) and Matiya (1.7 km).

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

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