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About Baghar Village

Baghar is a mid sized village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 863, made up of 433 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghar village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 145001
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 863
Male Population 433
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Baghar compares

By the 2011 count Baghar is the 149th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 934.

Getting to Baghar

The census records public bus service for Baghar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baghar from other places

Baghar lies about 43 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dalhousie Road, about under 2 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 Baghar
Nearest railway station Dalhousie Road under 2 km
Nearest town Mamun 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 9.5 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 43 km

Villages closest to Baghar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghar village had a population of 863. That makes it the 149th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Baghar village has 433 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghar has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Baghar is 145001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghar covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghar falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baghar is Dalhousie Road, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baghar.

Baghar is about 43 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghar is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Dalhousie Road is about under 2 km away. Mamun is about 5.1 km away. Pathankot is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandwal (under 2 km), Kalarwan (under 2 km) and Jakral (1.6 km).

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

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