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Where is Baghar?

Baghar is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhar Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027424, and it covers 313 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 863 people in Baghar: 433 men and 430 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 313 hectares, the population density works out to about 276 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 993 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 252 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.91 per cent and women at 85.33 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 221 main workers, the largest group, 200, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baghar's land. Of the village's 313 hectares, 55 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 9 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Baghar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haryal, Jandwal, Turehti and Tahra.

What is the population of Baghar?

The population of Baghar was 863 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Baghar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baghar has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.