About Baga Village

Baga is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 302 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baga village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175054
Area (hectares)	195 hectares
Population	575
Male Population	302
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baga compares

By the 2011 count Baga is the 20th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 981.

Getting to Baga

Baga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baga 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baga from other places

Baga lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Baga
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	7.0 km
District headquarters	Mandi	28 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	56 km

Villages closest to Baga

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

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Common questions about Baga

As per the Census of India 2011, Baga village had a population of 575. That makes it the 20th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Baga village has 302 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baga has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Baga is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baga covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baga falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baga is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baga.

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

Baga is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 7.0 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Buffer Stop is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.