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About Baghawa Village

Baghawa is a small village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 133 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares.

Baghawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghawa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 133
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghawa compares

By the 2011 count Baghawa is the 199th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Baghawa

Baghawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghawa as Available within 10+ 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 Baghawa from other places

Baghawa lies about 32 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Rahatwas, about 22 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 Baghawa
Nearest railway station Rahatwas 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 24 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 32 km

Villages closest to Baghawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghawa village had a population of 248. That makes it the 199th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Baghawa village has 133 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghawa has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Baghawa covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghawa falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghawa is Rahatwas, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Baghawa.

Baghawa is about 32 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghawa is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Rahatwas is about 22 km away. Mungaoli is about 24 km away. Ashoknagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhpahara (under 2 km), Jasaiya (1.6 km) and Nehakai (1.6 km).

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

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