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About Baghmar Village

Baghmar is a small village in Dongargaon tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 40 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargaon
Pincode 491661
Area (hectares) 129.07 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 40
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghmar compares

By the 2011 count Baghmar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents. Its 129.07 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Baghmar

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

Baghmar lies about 21 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bakal, about 18 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 Baghmar
Tehsil headquarters Dongargaon 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Bakal 18 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 21 km
Nearest town Rāj-Nāndgaon 21 km

Villages closest to Baghmar

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 Baghmar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmar village had a population of 79. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,092 residents.

Baghmar village has 40 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmar has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

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

Baghmar covers 129.07 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.

Baghmar falls under Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Baghmar is Bakal, about 18 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 Baghmar.

Baghmar 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.

Baghmar is in Dongargaon tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Dongargaon is about 3.1 km away. Bakal is about 18 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 Bhatgvna (under 2 km), Matiya (1.7 km) and Khujji (1.8 km).

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

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