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About Baghchata Village

Baghchata is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,809, made up of 872 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2063 hectares hectares.

Baghchata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghchata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Area (hectares) 2063 hectares
Population 1,809
Male Population 872
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghchata compares

By the 2011 count Baghchata is the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 2063 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Baghchata

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

Baghchata lies about 12 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 37 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 Baghchata
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 11 km
District headquarters Simdega 12 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 37 km

Villages closest to Baghchata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghchata village had a population of 1,809. That makes it the 15th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Baghchata village has 872 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghchata has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Baghchata covers 2063 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghchata falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghchata is Biramitrapur, about 37 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 10+ km distance for Baghchata.

Baghchata is about 12 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghchata is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 11 km away. Simdega is about 12 km away. Biramitrapur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Latha Khamhar (2.1 km), Paikpara (3.2 km) and Gamharjhariya (4.1 km).

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

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