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About Baijnath Village

Baijnath is a large village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,200 males and 1,149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baijnath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baijnath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 69.91 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,200
Female Population 1,149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Baijnath compares

By the 2011 count Baijnath is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 69.91 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Baijnath

Baijnath is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baijnath 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baijnath from other places

Baijnath lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, 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 Baijnath
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 36 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Baijnath

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baijnath village had a population of 2,349. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Baijnath village has 1,200 males and 1,149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baijnath has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Baijnath is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baijnath covers 69.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Baijnath falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baijnath is Baijnath Mandir, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Baijnath.

Baijnath is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baijnath is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 36 km away. Kangra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malghota (under 2 km), Gan Khetar (under 2 km) and Nagan (under 2 km).

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

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