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About Bagchuma Village

Bagchuma is a mid sized village in Kanha Chatti tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,552, made up of 835 males and 717 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagchuma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagchuma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Kanha Chatti
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 120 hectares
Population 1,552
Male Population 835
Female Population 717
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagchuma compares

By the 2011 count Bagchuma is the 7th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 120 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Bagchuma

Bagchuma is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagchuma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bagchuma from other places

Bagchuma lies about 14 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 25 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 Bagchuma
Tehsil headquarters Kanha Chatti 4.9 km
District headquarters Chatra 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 14 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 25 km

Villages closest to Bagchuma

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanha Chatti 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 Bagchuma

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagchuma village had a population of 1,552. That makes it the 7th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Bagchuma village has 835 males and 717 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagchuma has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Bagchuma is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagchuma covers 120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagchuma falls under Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagchuma is Kathautia, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bagchuma.

Bagchuma is about 14 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagchuma is in Kanha Chatti tehsil of Chatra district. Kanha Chatti is about 4.9 km away. Chatra is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kusmadih (under 2 km), Birekhap (under 2 km) and Mayapur (under 2 km).

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

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