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About Bagehr Village

Bagehr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 140 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 18.03 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 140
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bagehr compares

By the 2011 count Bagehr is the 217th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 18.03 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Bagehr

Bagehr 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 Bagehr 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 Bagehr from other places

Bagehr lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Bagehr
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Bagehr

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 Bagehr

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagehr village had a population of 290. That makes it the 217th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Bagehr village has 140 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagehr has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Bagehr is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagehr covers 18.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagehr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagehr is Panchrukhi, 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 Bagehr.

Bagehr is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagehr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.6 km away. Kangra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhenu (under 2 km), Samriala (under 2 km) and Ladoh (under 2 km).

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

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