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About Bagwal Village

Bagwal is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 397 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176021
Area (hectares) 89.53 hectares
Population 823
Male Population 397
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bagwal compares

By the 2011 count Bagwal is the 35th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 89.53 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Bagwal

Bagwal 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 Bagwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagwal from other places

Bagwal lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, 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 Bagwal
Nearest railway station Bharmar under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 26 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km

Villages closest to Bagwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagwal village had a population of 823. That makes it the 35th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bagwal village has 397 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagwal has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bagwal is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagwal covers 89.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagwal falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagwal is Bharmar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagwal.

Bagwal is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagwal is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about under 2 km away. Jawali is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sughal (1.8 km), Nangial (1.9 km) and Sidhpur Ghad (2.7 km).

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

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