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About Bagru Village

Bagru is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 71 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 420.31 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 71
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagru compares

By the 2011 count Bagru is the 148th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 420.31 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Bagru

Bagru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagru as Available within 10+ 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 Bagru from other places

Bagru lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 8.7 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 Bagru
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 9.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km

Villages closest to Bagru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagru village had a population of 135. That makes it the 148th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Bagru village has 71 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagru has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Bagru is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagru covers 420.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagru falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagru is Buffer Stop, about 8.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagru.

Bagru is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagru is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 8.7 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 9.2 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaduhi (under 2 km), Mandhotan (1.7 km) and Petu (2.1 km).

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

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