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About Raja Bagh Village

Raja Bagh is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 918, made up of 481 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raja Bagh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raja Bagh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 198.74 hectares
Population 918
Male Population 481
Female Population 437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Raja Bagh compares

By the 2011 count Raja Bagh is the 39th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 198.74 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Raja Bagh

Raja 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 Raja 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 within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raja Bagh from other places

Raja Bagh lies about 46 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 2.4 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 Raja Bagh
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 6.4 km
Nearest town Mamun 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 46 km

Villages closest to Raja Bagh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Raja Bagh

As per the Census of India 2011, Raja Bagh village had a population of 918. That makes it the 39th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Raja Bagh village has 481 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raja Bagh has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Raja Bagh is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raja Bagh covers 198.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Raja Bagh falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Raja Bagh is Nurpur Road, about 2.4 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 village for Raja Bagh.

Raja Bagh is about 46 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raja Bagh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 2.4 km away. Nurpur is about 6.4 km away. Mamun is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gulahr Pur (under 2 km), Langlahr (under 2 km) and Palahri (under 2 km).

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

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