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About Bagiarra Village

Bagiarra is a small village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 148 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagiarra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagiarra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176057
Area (hectares) 187.97 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 148
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Bagiarra compares

By the 2011 count Bagiarra is the 99th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 187.97 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Bagiarra

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

Bagiarra lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 3.9 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 Bagiarra
Nearest railway station Samloti 3.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 18 km

Villages closest to Bagiarra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagiarra village had a population of 309. That makes it the 99th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Bagiarra village has 148 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagiarra has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Bagiarra is 176057. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagiarra covers 187.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagiarra falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagiarra is Samloti, about 3.9 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 Bagiarra.

Bagiarra is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagiarra is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 3.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dharmsala is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghni (under 2 km), Gujrehra (under 2 km) and Thamba (3.1 km).

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

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