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About Baghaura Village

Baghaura is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,615, made up of 781 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272131
Area (hectares) 185.34 hectares
Population 1,615
Male Population 781
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghaura compares

By the 2011 count Baghaura is the 94th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 185.34 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Baghaura

Baghaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghaura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Baghaura from other places

Baghaura lies about 53 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 12 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 Baghaura
Nearest railway station Uska Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 19 km
District headquarters Basti 53 km

Villages closest to Baghaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghaura village had a population of 1,615. That makes it the 94th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Baghaura village has 781 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghaura has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Baghaura is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghaura covers 185.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghaura falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghaura is Uska Bazar, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Baghaura.

Baghaura is about 53 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghaura is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 12 km away. Mehndāwal is about 13 km away. Harraiya is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagha Nala (under 2 km), Baghaa Karah (under 2 km) and Baghaudha (under 2 km).

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

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