There are also, however, many coconut plantations nearby, visible along the road to Bagan Datuk from Teluk Intan.

On the way from Teluk Intan there will be a few small township which are Hutan Melintang, Selekoh and Simpang Tiga.

One popular spot for angling is Sungai Dulang, situated about 8 km from Bagan Datuk.

Bagan Datuk is represented in the Dewan Rakyat of the Malaysian Parliament by Deputy Prime Minister Dato' Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi from UMNO.

On the state level, Bagan Datuk provides two seats to the Perak State Legislative Assembly: Rungkup is currently held by Shahrul Zaman bin Yahya from UMNO while Hutan Melintang is currently held by Wasanthee Sinnasamy from PKR.