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About Baghara Village

Baghara is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 78 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 78
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Baghara compares

By the 2011 count Baghara is the 96th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Baghara

Baghara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Baghara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghara from other places

Baghara lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 41 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 Baghara
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 8.8 km
Nearest town Nāhan 8.8 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Nearest railway station Barog 41 km

Villages closest to Baghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghara village had a population of 150. That makes it the 96th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Baghara village has 78 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghara has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Baghara is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghara covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghara falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baghara is Barog, about 41 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Baghara.

Baghara is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghara is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nahan is about 8.8 km away. Nāhan is about 8.8 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malgaon (under 2 km), Shilnu Kalas (under 2 km) and Nanaha (under 2 km).

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

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