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About Bagra Village

Bagra is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 773 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 457.98 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 773
Female Population 667
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagra compares

By the 2011 count Bagra is the 42nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 457.98 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Bagra

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

Bagra lies about 83 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Mahuariya, about 48 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 Bagra
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 24 km
Nearest railway station Mahuariya 48 km
Nearest town Garhwa 51 km
District headquarters Surguja 83 km

Villages closest to Bagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagra village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Bagra village has 773 males and 667 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagra has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Bagra is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagra covers 457.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagra falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagra is Mahuariya, about 48 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 Bagra.

Bagra is about 83 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagra is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 24 km away. Mahuariya is about 48 km away. Garhwa is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodha (4.5 km), Chaki (4.9 km) and Chalkhi (4.9 km).

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

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