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About Baghed Village

Baghed is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 183, made up of 85 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghed village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176040
Area (hectares) 32.94 hectares
Population 183
Male Population 85
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghed compares

By the 2011 count Baghed is the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 32.94 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Baghed

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

Baghed lies about 43 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 30 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 Baghed
Nearest town Sundarnagar 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 26 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 30 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 43 km

Villages closest to Baghed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghed village had a population of 183. That makes it the 68th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Baghed village has 85 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghed has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Baghed is 176040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghed covers 32.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghed falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghed is Kiratpur Sahib, about 30 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 Baghed.

Baghed is about 43 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghed is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 21 km away. Dhatwal is about 26 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandal (2.2 km), Bagg (3.6 km) and Bhater (3.7 km).

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

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