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About Baghakola Village

Baghakola is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 277 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghakola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghakola village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 546
Male Population 277
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghakola compares

By the 2011 count Baghakola is the 76th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Baghakola

Baghakola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghakola as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Baghakola from other places

Baghakola lies about 79 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, 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 Baghakola
Nearest town Nabīnagar 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Nabinagar Road 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 29 km
District headquarters Chatra 79 km

Villages closest to Baghakola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghakola village had a population of 546. That makes it the 76th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Baghakola village has 277 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghakola has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Baghakola is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghakola covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghakola falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghakola is Nabinagar Road, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baghakola.

Baghakola is about 79 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghakola is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Nabīnagar is about 8.8 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 15 km away. Pratappur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shikarpur (under 2 km), Chainpur (1.7 km) and Nauabar (2.6 km).

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

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