About Baggan Village

Baggan is one of the larger villages in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,101, made up of 3,200 males and 2,901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3035 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baggan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baggan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Billawar
Pincode	184204
Area (hectares)	3035 hectares
Population	6,101
Male Population	3,200
Female Population	2,901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baggan compares

By the 2011 count Baggan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 3035 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Baggan

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

Baggan lies about 34 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 30 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 Baggan
Tehsil headquarters	Billawar	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Budhi	30 km
District headquarters	Kathua	34 km

Villages closest to Baggan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baggan village had a population of 6,101. 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 2,245 residents.

Baggan village has 3,200 males and 2,901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baggan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Baggan is 184204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baggan covers 3035 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baggan falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Baggan is Budhi, about 30 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 Baggan.

Baggan is about 34 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baggan is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 6.2 km away. Budhi is about 30 km away. Kathua is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.