About Baghwar Village

Baghwar is a large village in Bhandaria tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,379, made up of 1,224 males and 1,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1018.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghwar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhandaria
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	1018.38 hectares
Population	2,379
Male Population	1,224
Female Population	1,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
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 Baghwar compares

By the 2011 count Baghwar is the 6th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 1018.38 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Baghwar

Baghwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baghwar 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 Baghwar from other places

Baghwar lies about 48 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 39 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 Baghwar
Tehsil headquarters	Bhandaria	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	39 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	47 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	48 km

Villages closest to Baghwar

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

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Common questions about Baghwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghwar village had a population of 2,379. That makes it the 6th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Baghwar village has 1,224 males and 1,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghwar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Baghwar is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghwar covers 1018.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghwar falls under Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghwar is Barwadih Junction, about 39 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 Baghwar.

Baghwar is about 48 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghwar is in Bhandaria tehsil of Garhwa district. Bhandaria is about 7.3 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 39 km away. Medininagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.