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About Bagiya Village

Bagiya is a mid sized village in Piploda tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 544, made up of 279 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 549.1 hectares hectares.

Bagiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Piploda
Area (hectares) 549.1 hectares
Population 544
Male Population 279
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagiya compares

By the 2011 count Bagiya is the 68th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents. Its 549.1 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Bagiya

Bagiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagiya 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagiya from other places

Bagiya lies about 46 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Dhodhar, about 9.3 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 Bagiya
Nearest railway station Dhodhar 9.3 km
Nearest town Jaora 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Piploda 17 km
District headquarters Ratlam 46 km

Villages closest to Bagiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagiya village had a population of 544. That makes it the 68th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,445 residents.

Bagiya village has 279 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagiya has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Bagiya covers 549.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagiya falls under Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagiya is Dhodhar, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Bagiya.

Bagiya is about 46 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagiya is in Piploda tehsil of Ratlam district. Dhodhar is about 9.3 km away. Jaora is about 16 km away. Piploda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naveli (1.7 km), Kanser (2.2 km) and Kalu Kheda (2.6 km).

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

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