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About Baghmara Village

Baghmara is a mid sized village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 326 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghmara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghmara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 160.45 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 326
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Baghmara compares

By the 2011 count Baghmara is the 122nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 160.45 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Baghmara

Baghmara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baghmara 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 Baghmara from other places

Baghmara lies about 22 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Jhantipahari, about 5.0 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 Baghmara
Nearest railway station Jhantipahari 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chhatna 10 km
District headquarters Bankura 22 km
Nearest town Bānkura 22 km

Villages closest to Baghmara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghmara village had a population of 660. That makes it the 122nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Baghmara village has 326 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghmara has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Baghmara is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghmara covers 160.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghmara falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Baghmara is Jhantipahari, about 5.0 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 Baghmara.

Baghmara is about 22 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghmara is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. Jhantipahari is about 5.0 km away. Chhatna is about 10 km away. Bankura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahara (under 2 km), Kamalpur (3.3 km) and Anturi Bana (4.3 km).

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

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