About Baghi Village

Baghi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 475, made up of 249 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	184 hectares
Population	475
Male Population	249
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghi compares

By the 2011 count Baghi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 184 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 Baghi

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

Baghi lies about 40 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 Baghi
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	40 km

Villages closest to Baghi

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.

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Common questions about Baghi

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghi village had a population of 475. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Baghi village has 249 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghi has about 908 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 Baghi is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghi covers 184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Baghi 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 Baghi.

Baghi is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.