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About Bagha Village

Bagha is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 485 males and 501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 485
Female Population 501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagha compares

By the 2011 count Bagha is the 99th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Bagha

Bagha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagha 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 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 26 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Khuda Kurala, about 9.8 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 Khuda Kurala 9.8 km
Nearest town Urmar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 14 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 26 km

Villages closest to Bagha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dasua 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 986. That makes it the 99th largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Bagha village has 485 males and 501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagha has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Bagha is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagha covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bagha falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Bagha is Khuda Kurala, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bagha.

Bagha is about 26 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagha is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Khuda Kurala is about 9.8 km away. Urmar is about 12 km away. Dasua 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 Chohak (under 2 km), Sarhala (1.7 km) and Dharamkot (2.1 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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