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About Baghraj Kalan Village

Baghraj Kalan is a small village in Bahoriband tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 631.69 hectares hectares.

Baghraj Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghraj Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Bahoriband
Area (hectares) 631.69 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Baghraj Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Baghraj Kalan is the 150th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 631.69 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Baghraj Kalan

Baghraj Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghraj Kalan 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 Baghraj Kalan from other places

Baghraj Kalan lies about 51 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Ratangaon, about 8.0 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 Baghraj Kalan
Nearest railway station Ratangaon 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahoriband 20 km
Nearest town Sihorā 37 km
District headquarters Katni 51 km

Villages closest to Baghraj Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahoriband 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 Baghraj Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghraj Kalan village had a population of 166. That makes it the 150th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Baghraj Kalan village has 87 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghraj Kalan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Baghraj Kalan covers 631.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghraj Kalan falls under Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghraj Kalan is Ratangaon, about 8.0 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 Baghraj Kalan.

Baghraj Kalan is about 51 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghraj Kalan is in Bahoriband tehsil of Katni district. Ratangaon is about 8.0 km away. Bahoriband is about 20 km away. Sihorā 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 Sakarwara (under 2 km), Baghraj Khurd (2.1 km) and Rakseha (2.3 km).

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

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