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About Bagla Village

Bagla is a large village in Rajauri tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,797, made up of 1,445 males and 1,352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1918.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagla village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Rajouri
Tehsil Rajauri
Pincode 181551
Area (hectares) 1918.6 hectares
Population 2,797
Male Population 1,445
Female Population 1,352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagla compares

By the 2011 count Bagla is the 14th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents. Its 1918.6 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bagla

Bagla is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bagla as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bagla from other places

Bagla lies about 22 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Dugga, about 69 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 Bagla
Tehsil headquarters Rajauri 14 km
Nearest town Rajaori 14 km
District headquarters Rajouri 22 km
Nearest railway station Dugga 69 km

Villages closest to Bagla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagla village had a population of 2,797. That makes it the 14th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,352 residents.

Bagla village has 1,445 males and 1,352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagla has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bagla is 181551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagla covers 1918.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagla falls under Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Bagla is Dugga, about 69 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bagla.

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

Bagla is in Rajauri tehsil of Rajouri district. Rajauri is about 14 km away. Rajaori is about 14 km away. Rajouri 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 Nariala (2.3 km), Chilas (2.7 km) and Chakli (2.8 km).

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

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