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About Bagda Village

Bagda is a large village in Kasmar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,664, made up of 1,396 males and 1,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Kasmar
Pincode 829121
Area (hectares) 373.95 hectares
Population 2,664
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagda compares

By the 2011 count Bagda is the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents. Its 373.95 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Bagda

Bagda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bagda from other places

Bagda lies about 26 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Barlanga, about 15 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 Bagda
Tehsil headquarters Kasmar 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Barlanga 15 km
Nearest town Jāridih 24 km
District headquarters Bokaro 26 km

Villages closest to Bagda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagda village had a population of 2,664. That makes it the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,363 residents.

Bagda village has 1,396 males and 1,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagda has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Bagda is 829121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagda covers 373.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagda falls under Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagda is Barlanga, about 15 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagda.

Bagda is about 26 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagda is in Kasmar tehsil of Bokaro district. Kasmar is about 6.6 km away. Barlanga is about 15 km away. Jāridih is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basaria (under 2 km), Garea Kudar (under 2 km) and Singhpur (1.6 km).

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

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