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About Bagnadi Village

Bagnadi is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 767 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagnadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagnadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 429.63 hectares
Population 1,531
Male Population 767
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagnadi compares

By the 2011 count Bagnadi is the 32nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 429.63 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bagnadi

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

Bagnadi lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Bortalao, about 24 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 Bagnadi
Nearest railway station Bortalao 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 34 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Bagnadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagnadi village had a population of 1,531. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Bagnadi village has 767 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagnadi has about 996 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 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bagnadi is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagnadi covers 429.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagnadi falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagnadi is Bortalao, about 24 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 Bagnadi.

Bagnadi is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagnadi is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Bortalao is about 24 km away. Dongargarh is about 34 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodaldand (5.2 km), Tate Kasa (7.1 km) and Kothitola (8.4 km).

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

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