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About Baghakol Village

Baghakol is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 344, made up of 191 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghakol village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 9.37 hectares
Population 344
Male Population 191
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 801
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghakol compares

By the 2011 count Baghakol is the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 9.37 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baghakol

Baghakol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghakol as Available within 5 - 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 Baghakol from other places

Baghakol lies about 43 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 14 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 Baghakol
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 20 km
District headquarters Godda 43 km

Villages closest to Baghakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghakol village had a population of 344. That makes it the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Baghakol village has 191 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghakol has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Baghakol is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghakol covers 9.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baghakol falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghakol is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baghakol.

Baghakol is about 43 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghakol is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Thakurgangti is about 3.6 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 14 km away. Sāhibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuska (under 2 km), Rangila (under 2 km) and Khajri Chak (under 2 km).

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

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