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About Bagbahal Village

Bagbahal is a mid sized village in Kantabanji tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 354 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagbahal village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Kantabanji
Pincode 767039
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 354
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagbahal compares

By the 2011 count Bagbahal is the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 894 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Bagbahal

Bagbahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bagbahal as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bagbahal from other places

Bagbahal lies about 52 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Turekala Road, about 26 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 Bagbahal
Nearest town Patnāgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Turekala Road 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kantabanji 30 km
District headquarters Balangir 52 km

Villages closest to Bagbahal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagbahal village had a population of 677. That makes it the 17th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 894 residents.

Bagbahal village has 354 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagbahal has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Bagbahal is 767039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagbahal covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagbahal falls under Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bagbahal is Turekala Road, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Bagbahal.

Bagbahal is about 52 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagbahal is in Kantabanji tehsil of Balangir district. Patnāgarh is about 15 km away. Turekala Road is about 26 km away. Kantabanji 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 Gambharikhol (5.1 km), Karuamunda (11 km) and Chatuanka (29 km).

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

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