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About Bahaghar Village

Bahaghar is a small village in Thakurmunda tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 23 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 757038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahaghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahaghar village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Thakurmunda
Pincode 757038
Population 41
Male Population 23
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
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 Bahaghar compares

By the 2011 count Bahaghar is the 58th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 576 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Bahaghar

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

Bahaghar lies about 102 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Sitabinji, about 6.6 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 Bahaghar
Nearest railway station Sitabinji 6.6 km
Nearest town Keonjhargarh 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurmunda 32 km
District headquarters Mayurbhanj 102 km

Villages closest to Bahaghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahaghar village had a population of 41. That makes it the 58th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Bahaghar village has 23 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahaghar has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Bahaghar is 757038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahaghar falls under Thakurmunda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Bahaghar is Sitabinji, about 6.6 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 Bahaghar.

Bahaghar is about 102 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahaghar is in Thakurmunda tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Sitabinji is about 6.6 km away. Keonjhargarh is about 28 km away. Thakurmunda 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 Khuntaposi (11 km), Bentakarpada (16 km) and Thakurmunda (32 km).

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

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