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About Bagg Village

Bagg is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 4 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagg village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Barsar
Pincode 174305
Area (hectares) 7.01 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 4
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagg compares

By the 2011 count Bagg is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 7.01 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Bagg

Bagg is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagg as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagg from other places

Bagg lies about 40 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 32 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bagg
Nearest town Sundarnagar 18 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 32 km
Tehsil headquarters Barsar 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 40 km

Villages closest to Bagg

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barsar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bagg

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagg village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Bagg village has 4 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagg has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Bagg is 174305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagg covers 7.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagg falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagg is Kiratpur Sahib, about 32 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagg.

Bagg is about 40 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagg is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 32 km away. Barsar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannar (under 2 km), D P F Pukhru Dhar Jakh Iii (3.3 km) and Dhar (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bagg today is likely to be higher.

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