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About Bagota Village

Bagota is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 49 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 74.92 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 49
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bagota compares

By the 2011 count Bagota is the 98th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 74.92 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Bagota

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

Bagota lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 Bagota
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 17 km
District headquarters Chamba 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 27 km

Villages closest to Bagota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagota village had a population of 98. That makes it the 98th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Bagota village has 49 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagota has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Bagota is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagota covers 74.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagota falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagota is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 Bagota.

Bagota is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagota is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Dalhousie 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 Kurla (under 2 km), Uled (under 2 km) and Lunah (4.9 km).

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

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