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About Bagga Village

Bagga is a large village in Ajnala tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,329, made up of 1,772 males and 1,557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1017 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagga village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Ajnala
Pincode 143101
Area (hectares) 1017 hectares
Population 3,329
Male Population 1,772
Female Population 1,557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagga compares

By the 2011 count Bagga is the 20th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents. Its 1017 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bagga

Bagga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bagga from other places

Bagga lies about 19 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Khasa, about 14 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 Bagga
Tehsil headquarters Ajnala 12 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 12 km
Nearest railway station Khasa 14 km
District headquarters Amritsar 19 km

Villages closest to Bagga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagga village had a population of 3,329. That makes it the 20th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,276 residents.

Bagga village has 1,772 males and 1,557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagga has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Bagga is 143101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagga covers 1017 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagga falls under Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bagga is Khasa, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bagga.

Bagga is about 19 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagga is in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district. Ajnala is about 12 km away. Ajnāla is about 12 km away. Khasa is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitte Wadh (3.0 km), Jhanjoti (3.0 km) and Harse Chhina (3.1 km).

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

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