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About Bagaijhori Village

Bagaijhori is a small village in Khairagarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 45 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491881, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagaijhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagaijhori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Khairagarh
Pincode 491881
Area (hectares) 138.25 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 45
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagaijhori compares

By the 2011 count Bagaijhori is the 202nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 779 residents. Its 138.25 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Bagaijhori

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

Bagaijhori lies about 31 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, 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 Bagaijhori
Tehsil headquarters Khairagarh 15 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 17 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 31 km

Villages closest to Bagaijhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagaijhori village had a population of 84. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 212 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 779 residents.

Bagaijhori village has 45 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagaijhori has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Bagaijhori is 491881. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagaijhori covers 138.25 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.

Bagaijhori falls under Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagaijhori is Jatkanhar, 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 <5 km distance for Bagaijhori.

Bagaijhori is about 31 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagaijhori is in Khairagarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Khairagarh is about 15 km away. Khairāgarh is about 15 km away. Jatkanhar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sandongri (under 2 km), Kusumkunwa (under 2 km) and Parsahi (under 2 km).

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

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