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About Baghakolha Village

Baghakolha is a small village in Bansada tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 47 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghakolha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghakolha village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bansada
Pincode 756129
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 47
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
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 Baghakolha compares

By the 2011 count Baghakolha is the 97th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Baghakolha

Baghakolha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baghakolha 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 Baghakolha from other places

Baghakolha lies about 37 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Bhadrak Junction, about 39 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 Baghakolha
Tehsil headquarters Bansada 4.7 km
Nearest town Bāsudebpur 26 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 37 km
Nearest railway station Bhadrak Junction 39 km

Villages closest to Baghakolha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghakolha village had a population of 88. That makes it the 97th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Baghakolha village has 47 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghakolha has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Baghakolha is 756129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghakolha covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghakolha falls under Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baghakolha is Bhadrak Junction, about 39 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 Baghakolha.

Baghakolha is about 37 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghakolha is in Bansada tehsil of Bhadrak district. Bansada is about 4.7 km away. Bāsudebpur is about 26 km away. Bhadrak 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 Barakolha (under 2 km), Garakolha (under 2 km) and Bansada (4.7 km).

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

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