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About Baghra Village

Baghra is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,221, made up of 1,649 males and 1,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723147
Area (hectares) 288.14 hectares
Population 3,221
Male Population 1,649
Female Population 1,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghra compares

By the 2011 count Baghra is the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 288.14 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Baghra

Baghra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghra as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Agoa, Amjora, Anai and Andhuli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Baghra

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghra village had a population of 3,221. That makes it the 8th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Baghra village has 1,649 males and 1,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghra has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Baghra is 723147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghra covers 288.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Baghra falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Baghra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baghra.

Baghra is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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