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About Baghmara Village

Baghmara is a small village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 148 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barhait
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 93.16 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 148
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Baghmara compares

By the 2011 count Baghmara is the 87th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 93.16 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Baghmara

Baghmara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baghmara 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 Baghmara from other places

Baghmara lies about 14 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Manihari, about 2.5 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 Baghmara
Nearest railway station Manihari 2.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhait 14 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 14 km

Villages closest to Baghmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmara village had a population of 284. That makes it the 87th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Baghmara village has 148 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmara has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Baghmara is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghmara covers 93.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghmara falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghmara is Manihari, about 2.5 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 Baghmara.

Baghmara is about 14 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghmara is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Manihari is about 2.5 km away. Manihāri is about 3.0 km away. Barhait is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaria (6.4 km), Raghunathpur (7.2 km) and Balgura (8.5 km).

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

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