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About Baghau Village

Baghau is a mid sized village in Churhat tehsil, in the district of Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,688, made up of 823 males and 865 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.96 hectares hectares.

Baghau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghau village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sidhi
Tehsil Churhat
Area (hectares) 353.96 hectares
Population 1,688
Male Population 823
Female Population 865
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghau compares

By the 2011 count Baghau is the 19th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 811 residents. Its 353.96 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Baghau

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

Baghau lies about 13 km from Sidhi, and the nearest railway station is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 43 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 Baghau
District headquarters Sidhi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Churhat 14 km
Nearest railway station Shankarpur Bhadaura 43 km

Villages closest to Baghau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghau village had a population of 1,688. That makes it the 19th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 811 residents.

Baghau village has 823 males and 865 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghau has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Baghau covers 353.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghau falls under Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghau is Shankarpur Bhadaura, about 43 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 Baghau.

Baghau is about 13 km from Sidhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghau is in Churhat tehsil of Sidhi district. Sidhi is about 13 km away. Churhat is about 14 km away. Shankarpur Bhadaura is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivpurwa (under 2 km), Bagheda (2.3 km) and Chilari Kalan (2.7 km).

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

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