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About Bagwahi Village

Bagwahi is a small village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 129, made up of 67 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494669, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagwahi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 494669
Area (hectares) 226.69 hectares
Population 129
Male Population 67
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagwahi compares

By the 2011 count Bagwahi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 226.69 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Bagwahi

Bagwahi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagwahi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Bagwahi from other places

Bagwahi lies about 19 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Keoti, about 3.3 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 Bagwahi
Nearest railway station Keoti 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 10 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 19 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 41 km

Villages closest to Bagwahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagwahi village had a population of 129. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Bagwahi village has 67 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagwahi has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Bagwahi is 494669. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagwahi covers 226.69 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.

Bagwahi falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bagwahi is Keoti, about 3.3 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 10+ km distance for Bagwahi.

Bagwahi is about 19 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagwahi is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Keoti is about 3.3 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 10 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tumarikuhi (under 2 km), Bhiragaon (1.9 km) and Botechang (2.0 km).

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

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