Baghra is a town situated in the Baghara Mandal of Muzaffarnagar District

Muzaffarnagar District

Muzaffarnagar district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is part of Saharanpur division. The town of Muzaffarnagar is the district headquarters.-Communication:...

 in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

, India

India

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. It is located 11.83 kilometres from the district headquarters at Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar is a major city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city was established in Mughal period by a Sayyid Jagirdar, Munawar Lashkar Ali, and so named in honour of his father, Muzaffar Ali Khan. It is the headquarters of the Muzaffarnagar district. It is a...

, and is 440 kilometres from the state capital distance from the state capital at Lucknow

Lucknow

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. Baghra is the headquarters of the Baghara Mandal, the lowest administrative unit in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

. The town was the centre of a Muslim

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 Baloch

Baluch (Uttar Pradesh)

The Baloch are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are descended from Baluch tribesmen who settled in this region of North India in the late Middle Ages...

 principality in the 18th Century, and many inhabitants of the town still belong to the Baloch

Baluch (Uttar Pradesh)

The Baloch are a Muslim community found in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. They are descended from Baluch tribesmen who settled in this region of North India in the late Middle Ages...

community. It has a population of about 20,122 persons living in around 2931 households.

Villages near Baghra include Saidpur Khurd ( 1.2 km ) , Alipurkhurd ( 2.5 km ) , Mandi ( 2.8 km ) , Jagaheri ( 3.2 km ) , Budinakhurd ( 3.5 km ) , Amirnagar ( 3.7 km ) and Narottampur ( 4.0 km ).