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About Bagrot Village

Bagrot is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 49 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 755 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagrot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagrot village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177114
Area (hectares) 74.77 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 49
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 755
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagrot compares

By the 2011 count Bagrot is the 247th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 74.77 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Bagrot

Bagrot is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagrot 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagrot from other places

Bagrot lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 Bagrot
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 15 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Bagrot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagrot village had a population of 86. That makes it the 247th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Bagrot village has 49 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagrot has about 755 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Bagrot is 177114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagrot covers 74.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagrot falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagrot is Amb Andaura, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Bagrot is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagrot is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 15 km away. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Kangra 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 Bag (under 2 km), Bagli Jhikli (under 2 km) and Bagli Uparli (under 2 km).

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

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