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About Bag Buhla Village

Bag Buhla is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 439 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bag Buhla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag Buhla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176102
Area (hectares) 41.12 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 439
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bag Buhla compares

By the 2011 count Bag Buhla is the 46th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 41.12 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bag Buhla

Bag Buhla 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 Bag Buhla 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 Bag Buhla from other places

Bag Buhla lies about 39 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ahju, about 3.3 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 Bag Buhla
Nearest railway station Ahju 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 39 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 40 km

Villages closest to Bag Buhla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur 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 Bag Buhla

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag Buhla village had a population of 871. That makes it the 46th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bag Buhla village has 439 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag Buhla has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bag Buhla is 176102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag Buhla covers 41.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bag Buhla falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag Buhla is Ahju, about 3.3 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 Bag Buhla.

Bag Buhla is about 39 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag Buhla is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Ahju is about 3.3 km away. Palampur is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garla Dei (1.9 km), Khaira Uparla (1.9 km) and Man Simbal Uparla (1.9 km).

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

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