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About Baghian Village

Baghian is a mid sized village in Jagraon tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,244, made up of 648 males and 596 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghian village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Jagraon
Pincode 141124
Area (hectares) 505 hectares
Population 1,244
Male Population 648
Female Population 596
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghian compares

By the 2011 count Baghian is the 79th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 505 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 919.

Getting to Baghian

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

Baghian lies about 44 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Malsian Shahkot, 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 Baghian
Nearest railway station Malsian Shahkot 14 km
Nearest town Nakodar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagraon 23 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 44 km

Villages closest to Baghian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baghian village had a population of 1,244. That makes it the 79th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Baghian village has 648 males and 596 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghian has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Baghian is 141124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghian covers 505 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baghian falls under Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Baghian is Malsian Shahkot, 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 Baghian.

Baghian is about 44 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baghian is in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district. Malsian Shahkot is about 14 km away. Nakodar is about 17 km away. Jagraon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanian Hussaini (2.2 km), Bahadarke (3.3 km) and Shahbazpura (4.8 km).

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

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