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About Baghar Village

Baghar is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 887 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1848.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baghar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baghar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 1848.87 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 887
Female Population 884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baghar compares

By the 2011 count Baghar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 1848.87 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Baghar

Baghar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Baghar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Baghar from other places

Baghar lies about 25 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 92 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
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 9.5 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 25 km
Nearest town Almora 54 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 92 km

Villages closest to Baghar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapkot 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 1,771. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Baghar village has 887 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baghar has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Baghar is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baghar covers 1848.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baghar falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baghar is Kathgodam, about 92 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Baghar.

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

Baghar is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 9.5 km away. Bageshwar is about 25 km away. Almora is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karmi (under 2 km), Dhotigaon (1.6 km) and Kharkana Toli (2.4 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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