About Baga Village

Baga is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 1,073 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, 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	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	370.57 hectares
Population	1,355
Male Population	1,073
Female Population	282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	263
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 largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 370.57 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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 18 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 17 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
Nearest railway station	Barog	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	18 km
District headquarters	Solan	18 km

Villages closest to Baga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Darlaghat 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 1,355. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Baga village has 1,073 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baga has about 263 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Baga is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baga covers 370.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baga falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Baga is Barog, about 17 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 18 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baga is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Barog is about 17 km away. Darlaghat is about 18 km away. Solan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.