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About Baghmari Village

Baghmari is a mid sized village in Saraiyahat tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 664, made up of 348 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Saraiyahat
Pincode 814151
Area (hectares) 139.47 hectares
Population 664
Male Population 348
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghmari compares

By the 2011 count Baghmari is the 62nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 554 residents. Its 139.47 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Baghmari

Baghmari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baghmari as Available within 10+ 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 Baghmari from other places

Baghmari lies about 66 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 1.8 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 Baghmari
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 1.8 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Saraiyahat 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 66 km

Villages closest to Baghmari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmari village had a population of 664. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 554 residents.

Baghmari village has 348 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmari has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Baghmari is 814151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghmari covers 139.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghmari falls under Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghmari is Mandar Hill, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baghmari.

Baghmari is about 66 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghmari is in Saraiyahat tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 1.8 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Saraiyahat is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhapaniya (under 2 km), Tetaria (1.7 km) and Lilabaran (3.0 km).

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

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