Baga an extension of Calangute Village in the state of Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It comes under the jurisdiction of Calangute

Calangute

Calangute is a census town with a permanent population of approximately 16,000 in North Goa, in the state of Goa, India. It is famous for its beach, the largest in north Goa, visited by thousands of domestic and international tourists alike. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New...

, which is 2 km (1 mi) south. Baga is known for its popular beach, Baga Beach with is brown sands, and creek, the Baga Creek

Baga Creek

Baga Creek is a tidal estuary in the state of Goa, India located near the town of Baga at...

. It is visited by thousands of tourists annually.

Baga Beach is a popular beach and tourist destination in North Goa

North Goa

North Goa is one of the two districts that make up the state of Goa, India. The district has an area of 1736 km², and is bounded by Sindhudurg and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra state to the north and east respectively, by South Goa District to the south, and by the Arabian Sea to the...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, located a few kilometers north from the famous and crowded Calangute

Calangute

Calangute is a census town with a permanent population of approximately 16,000 in North Goa, in the state of Goa, India. It is famous for its beach, the largest in north Goa, visited by thousands of domestic and international tourists alike. The peak tourist season is during Christmas and New...

 beach.

The beach contains rows of shacks and fishing boats, and at high tide the beach is narrow.

The beach is named after the Baga Creek

Baga Creek

Baga Creek is a tidal estuary in the state of Goa, India located near the town of Baga at...

, which empties into the Arabian Sea

Arabian Sea

The Arabian Sea is a region of the Indian Ocean bounded on the east by India, on the north by Pakistan and Iran, on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, on the south, approximately, by a line between Cape Guardafui in northeastern Somalia and Kanyakumari in India...

at the north end of the beach.Fodor's India, p.454-55 (6th ed. 2008)(ISBN 978-1400019120)

Baga Beach is also famous for its water sports and Dolphin cruises.