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About Baghar Village

Baghar is one of the larger villages in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,561, made up of 3,420 males and 3,141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 793.14 hectares hectares.

Baghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 793.14 hectares
Population 6,561
Male Population 3,420
Female Population 3,141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Baghar compares

By the 2011 count Baghar is the 14th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 793.14 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Baghar

Baghar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baghar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghar from other places

Baghar lies about 24 km from Gorakhpur. 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 Baghar
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura 3.6 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 24 km

Villages closest to Baghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Baghar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghar village had a population of 6,561. That makes it the 14th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Baghar village has 3,420 males and 3,141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghar has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Baghar covers 793.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghar falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Baghar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baghar.

Baghar is about 24 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghar is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chauri Chaura is about 3.6 km away. Gorakhpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaonar (under 2 km), Phulawaria (1.8 km) and Jungal Mathia (1.9 km).

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

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