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About Baghna Village

Baghna is a mid sized village in Hariharganj tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 245 males and 277 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hariharganj
Pincode 822113
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 245
Female Population 277
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghna compares

By the 2011 count Baghna is the 46th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Baghna

Baghna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baghna from other places

Baghna lies about 33 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about 2.8 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 Baghna
Nearest railway station Chichaki 2.8 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Hariharganj 33 km
District headquarters Palamu 33 km

Villages closest to Baghna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghna village had a population of 522. That makes it the 46th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Baghna village has 245 males and 277 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghna has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Baghna is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghna covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghna falls under Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghna is Chichaki, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baghna.

Baghna is about 33 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghna is in Hariharganj tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about 2.8 km away. Barki Saria is about 9.8 km away. Hariharganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishunpur (7.5 km), Ghaghra (12 km) and Kulhaia (20 km).

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

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