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About Baraghagra Village

Baraghagra is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 109 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baraghagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baraghagra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 68.34 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 109
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baraghagra compares

By the 2011 count Baraghagra is the 104th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 68.34 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Baraghagra

Baraghagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baraghagra as Available within <5 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 Baraghagra from other places

Baraghagra lies about 23 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karamtola, about 21 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 Baraghagra
Tehsil headquarters Borio 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Karamtola 21 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 23 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 23 km

Villages closest to Baraghagra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baraghagra village had a population of 225. That makes it the 104th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Baraghagra village has 109 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baraghagra has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Baraghagra is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baraghagra covers 68.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baraghagra falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baraghagra is Karamtola, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baraghagra.

Baraghagra is about 23 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baraghagra is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 9.3 km away. Karamtola is about 21 km away. Sahibganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bara Kurua (under 2 km), Karumba (2.4 km) and Kurumbabedo (2.4 km).

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

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