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About Baghmara Village

Baghmara is a large village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,310, made up of 1,185 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Poreyahat
Pincode 814153
Area (hectares) 416 hectares
Population 2,310
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghmara compares

By the 2011 count Baghmara is the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 416 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 971.

Getting to Baghmara

Baghmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghmara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baghmara from other places

Baghmara lies about 19 km from Godda, 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 Baghmara
Nearest railway station Mandar Hill 1.8 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km
District headquarters Godda 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Poreyahat 22 km

Villages closest to Baghmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmara village had a population of 2,310. That makes it the 17th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Baghmara village has 1,185 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmara has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baghmara is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghmara covers 416 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghmara falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghmara 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 <5 km distance for Baghmara.

Baghmara is about 19 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghmara is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Mandar Hill is about 1.8 km away. Bānka is about 12 km away. Godda is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara Purabtola (under 2 km), Bhaga (5.9 km) and Gobindpur (6.2 km).

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

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