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About Baghai Garh Village

Baghai Garh is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 166 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghai Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghai Garh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 166
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghai Garh compares

By the 2011 count Baghai Garh is the 102nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Baghai Garh

Baghai Garh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghai Garh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Baghai Garh from other places

Baghai Garh lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 Baghai Garh
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 53 km

Villages closest to Baghai Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaurah 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 Baghai Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghai Garh village had a population of 326. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Baghai Garh village has 166 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghai Garh has about 964 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 968.

The pincode recorded for Baghai Garh is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghai Garh covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghai Garh falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghai Garh is Nurpur Road, about 53 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baghai Garh.

Baghai Garh is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghai Garh is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garh (under 2 km), Jasaur Garh (under 2 km) and Shri Garh (under 2 km).

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

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