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About Bagial Village

Bagial is a mid sized village in Kathua tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 807, made up of 417 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagial village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Kathua
Pincode 184143
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 807
Male Population 417
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bagial compares

By the 2011 count Bagial is the 55th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Bagial

Bagial is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagial as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagial from other places

Bagial lies about 22 km from Kathua, and the nearest railway station is Jakolari, about 5.0 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 Bagial
Nearest railway station Jakolari 5.0 km
Nearest town Dīnānagar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathua 22 km

Villages closest to Bagial

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagial village had a population of 807. That makes it the 55th largest of the 161 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Bagial village has 417 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagial has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Bagial is 184143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagial covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bagial falls under Kathua tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bagial is Jakolari, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bagial.

Bagial is about 22 km from Kathua in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagial is in Kathua tehsil of Kathua district. Jakolari is about 5.0 km away. Dīnānagar is about 10 km away. Kathua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakhrial (6.4 km), Majra (7.1 km) and Govindsar (7.5 km).

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

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