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About Bahl Bagru Village

Bahl Bagru is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 158 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bahl Bagru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bahl Bagru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176032
Area (hectares) 140.86 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 158
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Bahl Bagru compares

By the 2011 count Bahl Bagru is the 34th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 140.86 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Bahl Bagru

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

Bahl Bagru lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 13 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 Bahl Bagru
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 13 km
District headquarters Kangra 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 33 km

Villages closest to Bahl Bagru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Bahl Bagru

As per the Census of India 2011, Bahl Bagru village had a population of 294. That makes it the 34th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Bahl Bagru village has 158 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bahl Bagru has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Bahl Bagru is 176032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bahl Bagru covers 140.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bahl Bagru falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bahl Bagru is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 13 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 Bahl Bagru.

Bahl Bagru is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bahl Bagru is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.7 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 13 km away. Kangra 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 Lahru (under 2 km), Barog Lahr (6.6 km) and Jakh Lahr (6.6 km).

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

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