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About Bahagawan Village

Bahagawan is a mid sized village in Narwar tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,784, made up of 932 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1044.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473662, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahagawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahagawan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Narwar
Pincode 473662
Area (hectares) 1044.46 hectares
Population 1,784
Male Population 932
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bahagawan compares

By the 2011 count Bahagawan is the 32nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents. Its 1044.46 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Bahagawan

Bahagawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bahagawan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bahagawan from other places

Bahagawan lies about 50 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Sonagir, about 32 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 Bahagawan
Tehsil headquarters Narwar 19 km
Nearest town Karera 20 km
Nearest railway station Sonagir 32 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 50 km

Villages closest to Bahagawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahagawan village had a population of 1,784. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,243 residents.

Bahagawan village has 932 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahagawan has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 836.

The pincode recorded for Bahagawan is 473662. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahagawan covers 1044.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bahagawan falls under Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahagawan is Sonagir, about 32 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 village for Bahagawan.

Bahagawan is about 50 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahagawan is in Narwar tehsil of Shivpuri district. Narwar is about 19 km away. Karera is about 20 km away. Sonagir 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 Pulha (1.7 km), Karowaha (2.2 km) and Chitahari (3.4 km).

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

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