About Baghra Village

Baghra is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 462 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	896
Male Population	462
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghra compares

By the 2011 count Baghra is the 50th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Baghra

Baghra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghra from other places

Baghra lies about 5.4 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 3.2 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 Baghra
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	3.2 km
District headquarters	Giridih	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	10 km

Villages closest to Baghra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghra village had a population of 896. That makes it the 50th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Baghra village has 462 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghra has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Baghra is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghra covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baghra falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghra is New Giridih, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Baghra.

Baghra is about 5.4 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghra is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 3.2 km away. Giridih is about 5.4 km away. Bengabad is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.