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About Baghatana Village

Baghatana is a small village in Nala tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 156, made up of 78 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815355, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghatana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghatana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Nala
Pincode 815355
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 156
Male Population 78
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Baghatana compares

By the 2011 count Baghatana is the 209th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 565 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Baghatana

Baghatana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghatana 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 Baghatana from other places

Baghatana lies about 54 km from Jamtara, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 5.4 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 Baghatana
Nearest railway station Panchra 5.4 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nala 30 km
District headquarters Jamtara 54 km

Villages closest to Baghatana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghatana village had a population of 156. That makes it the 209th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 565 residents.

Baghatana village has 78 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghatana has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Baghatana is 815355. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghatana covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghatana falls under Nala tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghatana is Panchra, about 5.4 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 Baghatana.

Baghatana is about 54 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghatana is in Nala tehsil of Jamtara district. Panchra is about 5.4 km away. Dubrājpur is about 7.4 km away. Nala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (under 2 km), Agaiya (2.2 km) and Kuraljoria (3.5 km).

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

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