Baghela

Baghela is a village in Nakodar in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 19 kilometres (12 mi) from sub district headquarter and 44 kilometres (27 mi) from district headquarter. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village as per Panchayati raj (India).

It is located 8.4 km from postal head office Mehatpur (Jalandhar), 52 km from Kapurthala, 52.9 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 141 km from state capital Chandigarh.

Baghela
Village
Baghela is located in Punjab

Baghela
Baghela
Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 30°59′36.20″N 75°28′54.37″E
Country India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Nakodar
Government

 • Type Panchayat raj
 • Body Gram panchayat
Area

 • Total 586 ha (1,448 acres)
Elevation

240 m (790 ft)
Population

 (2011)
 • Total 1,822
 • Scheduled Castes

925
476/449 ♂/♀
 • Total Households

318
Sex ratio 936/886 ♂/♀
Languages

 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144041
Telephone 01821
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB- 08
Post office Mehatpur (Jalandhar)
Website jalandhar.gov.in

Demography

As of 2011, The village has a total number of 318 houses and the population of 1822 of which 936 are males while 886 are females. According to the report published by Census India in 2011, out of the total population of the village 925 people are from Schedule Caste and the village does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

Transport

Nurmahal railway station is the nearest train station however, Phillaur Junction train station is 30 km away from the village. The village is 59 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 130 km away in Amritsar.