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About Baghar Village

Baghar is a mid sized village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 521, made up of 263 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 172.09 hectares
Population 521
Male Population 263
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghar compares

By the 2011 count Baghar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 172.09 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Baghar

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

How far is Baghar from other places

Baghar lies about 41 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 40 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 Baghar
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 40 km
District headquarters Shimla 41 km

Villages closest to Baghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghar village had a population of 521. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Baghar village has 263 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghar has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Baghar is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghar covers 172.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghar falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghar is Salogra, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Baghar.

Baghar is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghar is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 3.9 km away. Salogra is about 40 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhabas (under 2 km), Pharach (under 2 km) and Anu (under 2 km).

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

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