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About Baghasol Village

Baghasol is a mid sized village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 746, made up of 365 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghasol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghasol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 291 hectares
Population 746
Male Population 365
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
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 Baghasol compares

By the 2011 count Baghasol is the 17th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 291 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Baghasol

Baghasol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghasol 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 Baghasol from other places

Baghasol lies about 32 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Joramow Railway Station, about 24 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 Baghasol
Nearest railway station Joramow Railway Station 24 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 32 km
District headquarters Dumka 32 km

Villages closest to Baghasol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghasol village had a population of 746. That makes it the 17th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Baghasol village has 365 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghasol has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Baghasol is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghasol covers 291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghasol falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghasol is Joramow Railway Station, about 24 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 Baghasol.

Baghasol is about 32 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghasol is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Joramow Railway Station is about 24 km away. Jāmtāra is about 29 km away. Kathikund is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakardih (under 2 km), Lakhanpur (under 2 km) and Dumaria (under 2 km).

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

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