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About Baghaura Village

Baghaura is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 137 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.07 hectares hectares.

Baghaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 57.07 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 137
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
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 Baghaura compares

By the 2011 count Baghaura is the 506th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 57.07 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Baghaura

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

Baghaura lies about 27 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 25 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
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 13 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 25 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 27 km

Villages closest to Baghaura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 263. That makes it the 506th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Baghaura village has 137 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghaura has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Baghaura covers 57.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghaura falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghaura is Sahjanwa, about 25 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 Baghaura.

Baghaura is about 27 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghaura is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 13 km away. Sahjanwa is about 25 km away. Gorakhpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beldaripur (under 2 km), Konee Khurd (under 2 km) and Lonia Khurd (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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