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About Bagha Village

Bagha is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,076, made up of 544 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,076
Male Population 544
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagha compares

By the 2011 count Bagha is the 165th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Bagha

Bagha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bagha from other places

Bagha lies about 25 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Vadala Granthin, about 2.3 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 Bagha
Nearest railway station Vadala Granthin 2.3 km
Nearest town Qadian 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 10 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 25 km

Villages closest to Bagha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagha village had a population of 1,076. That makes it the 165th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Bagha village has 544 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagha has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Bagha is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagha covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagha falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bagha is Vadala Granthin, about 2.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagha.

Bagha is about 25 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagha is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Vadala Granthin is about 2.3 km away. Qadian is about 6.1 km away. Batala is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nangal Buttar (under 2 km), Loh Chap (under 2 km) and Bhagian (under 2 km).

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

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