About Baghni Village

Baghni is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,514, made up of 752 males and 762 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176057, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghni village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176057
Area (hectares)	109.88 hectares
Population	1,514
Male Population	752
Female Population	762
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghni compares

By the 2011 count Baghni is the 13th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 109.88 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Baghni

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

Baghni 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 Baghni
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 Baghni

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.

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Common questions about Baghni

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghni village had a population of 1,514. That makes it the 13th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Baghni village has 752 males and 762 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghni has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

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

Baghni covers 109.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Baghni 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baghni.

Baghni 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.

Baghni 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.