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About Bagahar Village

Bagahar is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 125 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagahar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 125
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagahar compares

By the 2011 count Bagahar is the 49th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 43 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bagahar

Bagahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagahar 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 Bagahar from other places

Bagahar lies about 37 km from Shimla. 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 Bagahar
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 2.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 37 km

Villages closest to Bagahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagahar village had a population of 251. That makes it the 49th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bagahar village has 125 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagahar has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bagahar is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagahar covers 43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagahar falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bagahar notes the nearest railway station 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 Bagahar.

Bagahar is about 37 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagahar is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.4 km away. Shimla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Muhal Chuni (under 2 km), Sholwi (under 2 km) and Kupri (under 2 km).

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

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