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About Baghetar Village

Baghetar is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 129 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,217 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176086, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghetar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghetar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176086
Area (hectares) 169.21 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 129
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,217
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 Baghetar compares

By the 2011 count Baghetar is the 75th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 169.21 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Baghetar

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

Baghetar 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 Baghetar
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Baghetar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghetar village had a population of 286. That makes it the 75th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Baghetar village has 129 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghetar has about 1217 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Baghetar is 176086. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghetar covers 169.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghetar falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghetar is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 Baghetar.

Baghetar 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.

Baghetar is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 28 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 Ban Baghetar (under 2 km), Halehr (under 2 km) and Marera (2.6 km).

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

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