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About Bagmara Village

Bagmara is a mid sized village in Potka tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 870, made up of 431 males and 439 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagmara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Potka
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 169.19 hectares
Population 870
Male Population 431
Female Population 439
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagmara compares

By the 2011 count Bagmara is the 71st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 675 residents. Its 169.19 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bagmara

Bagmara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bagmara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagmara from other places

Bagmara lies about 96 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 8.8 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 Bagmara
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Potka 22 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 96 km

Villages closest to Bagmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagmara village had a population of 870. That makes it the 71st largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 675 residents.

Bagmara village has 431 males and 439 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagmara has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bagmara is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagmara covers 169.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagmara falls under Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bagmara is Chakradharpur, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance for Bagmara.

Bagmara is about 96 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagmara is in Potka tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about 8.8 km away. Potka is about 22 km away. Purbi Singhbhum is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roladi (2.4 km), Roldi (2.4 km) and Telaidi (6.7 km).

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

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