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About Baghatola Village

Baghatola is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,300, made up of 660 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.47 hectares hectares.

Baghatola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghatola village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 458.47 hectares
Population 1,300
Male Population 660
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghatola compares

By the 2011 count Baghatola is the 53rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 458.47 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Baghatola

Baghatola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghatola as Available within village. 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 Baghatola from other places

Baghatola lies about 61 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 14 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 Baghatola
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 12 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 14 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 30 km
District headquarters Balaghat 61 km

Villages closest to Baghatola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghatola village had a population of 1,300. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Baghatola village has 660 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghatola has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Baghatola covers 458.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghatola falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghatola is Salekasa, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baghatola.

Baghatola is about 61 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghatola is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 12 km away. Salekasa is about 14 km away. Dongargarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bomhanwada (under 2 km), Watekasa (under 2 km) and Risewada (1.9 km).

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

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