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About Bagher Village

Bagher is a mid sized village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 252 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,230 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagher village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176030
Area (hectares) 60.73 hectares
Population 562
Male Population 252
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,230
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagher compares

By the 2011 count Bagher is the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 60.73 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Bagher

Bagher is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagher as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bagher from other places

Bagher 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 Bagher
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Bagher

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagher village had a population of 562. That makes it the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Bagher village has 252 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagher has about 1230 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Bagher is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagher covers 60.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagher falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagher 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 village for Bagher.

Bagher 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.

Bagher is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 9.6 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 Ambotu (under 2 km), Berli (under 2 km) and Hasrol (under 2 km).

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

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