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About Baghokudar Village

Baghokudar is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 635, made up of 331 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 675 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghokudar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghokudar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 675 hectares
Population 635
Male Population 331
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Baghokudar compares

By the 2011 count Baghokudar is the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 675 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Baghokudar

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

Baghokudar lies about 37 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 37 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 Baghokudar
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 21 km
District headquarters Garhwa 37 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 37 km

Villages closest to Baghokudar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghokudar village had a population of 635. That makes it the 48th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Baghokudar village has 331 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghokudar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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

Baghokudar covers 675 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghokudar falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghokudar is Meralgram, about 37 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 Baghokudar.

Baghokudar is about 37 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghokudar is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 21 km away. Garhwa is about 37 km away. Meralgram is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandu (under 2 km), Chutru (2.3 km) and Makhatu (2.5 km).

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

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