About Baghela Village

Baghela is a mid sized village in Nakodar tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,822, made up of 936 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghela village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Nakodar
Pincode	144041
Area (hectares)	586 hectares
Population	1,822
Male Population	936
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghela compares

By the 2011 count Baghela is the 26th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 586 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Baghela

Baghela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baghela 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 Baghela from other places

Baghela lies about 36 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwan, about 10 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 Baghela
Nearest railway station	Sidhwan	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nakodar	14 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	36 km

Villages closest to Baghela

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

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Common questions about Baghela

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghela village had a population of 1,822. That makes it the 26th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Baghela village has 936 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghela has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Baghela is 144041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghela covers 586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghela falls under Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baghela is Sidhwan, about 10 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 Baghela.

Baghela is about 36 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghela is in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sidhwan is about 10 km away. Nakodar is about 14 km away. Jalandhar is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.