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About Bagh Village

Bagh is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 156 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,103 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176082, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176082
Area (hectares) 112.58 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 156
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,103
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Bagh compares

By the 2011 count Bagh is the 66th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 112.58 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Bagh

Bagh 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 Bagh as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagh from other places

Bagh lies about 51 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Bagh
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 20 km
Nearest town Mandi 33 km
District headquarters Kangra 51 km

Villages closest to Bagh

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 Bagh

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagh village had a population of 328. That makes it the 66th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Bagh village has 156 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagh has about 1103 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Bagh is 176082. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagh covers 112.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Bagh is Joginder Nagar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Bagh is about 51 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagh is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about under 2 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 20 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inder Nagar (under 2 km), Kathla (2.4 km) and Tikru (2.4 km).

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

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