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About Baghadafa Village

Baghadafa is a mid sized village in Karanjia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 352 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghadafa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghadafa village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Karanjia
Pincode 757036
Area (hectares) 260 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 352
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghadafa compares

By the 2011 count Baghadafa is the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 566 residents. Its 260 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Baghadafa

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

How far is Baghadafa from other places

Baghadafa lies about 80 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Badampahar, about 34 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 Baghadafa
Tehsil headquarters Karanjia 6.1 km
Nearest town Karanjiā 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Badampahar 34 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 80 km

Villages closest to Baghadafa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghadafa village had a population of 745. That makes it the 27th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 566 residents.

Baghadafa village has 352 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghadafa has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Baghadafa is 757036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghadafa covers 260 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghadafa falls under Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Baghadafa is Badampahar, about 34 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baghadafa.

Baghadafa is about 80 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghadafa is in Karanjia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Karanjia is about 6.1 km away. Karanjiā is about 6.1 km away. Badampahar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dihajodi (under 2 km), Jhalakiani (2.5 km) and Kia (2.5 km).

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

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