Skip to main content

About Baugar Village

Baugar is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 50 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baugar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baugar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 54.47 hectares
Population 95
Male Population 50
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baugar compares

By the 2011 count Baugar is the 99th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 54.47 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Baugar

Baugar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baugar 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 Baugar from other places

Baugar lies about 46 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about under 2 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 Baugar
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road under 2 km
Nearest town Mamun 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 34 km
District headquarters Chamba 46 km

Villages closest to Baugar

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 Baugar

As per the Census of India 2011, Baugar village had a population of 95. That makes it the 99th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Baugar village has 50 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baugar has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Baugar covers 54.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Baugar is Dalhousie Road, about under 2 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 Baugar.

Baugar is about 46 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baugar is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie Road is about under 2 km away. Mamun is about 5.1 km away. Dalhousie is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarwar (3.3 km), Basa (10 km) and Bugdhar (13 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.