About Baghma Village

Baghma is a large village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,313, made up of 2,168 males and 2,145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Palkot
Pincode	835207
Area (hectares)	2214 hectares
Population	4,313
Male Population	2,168
Female Population	2,145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghma compares

By the 2011 count Baghma is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 2214 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Baghma

Baghma is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghma as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baghma from other places

Baghma lies about 16 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 32 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 Baghma
Tehsil headquarters	Palkot	6.0 km
District headquarters	Gumla	16 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	16 km
Nearest railway station	Pokla	32 km

Villages closest to Baghma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghma village had a population of 4,313. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Baghma village has 2,168 males and 2,145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghma has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Baghma is 835207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghma covers 2214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghma falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghma is Pokla, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baghma.

Baghma is about 16 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghma is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 6.0 km away. Gumla is about 16 km away. Gumlā is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.