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About Bagg Village

Bagg is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 80 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, 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 Dhatwal
Pincode 176049
Area (hectares) 47.21 hectares
Population 155
Male Population 80
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagg compares

By the 2011 count Bagg is the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 47.21 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Bagg

Bagg is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagg as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 24 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 32 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 Dhatwal 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 155. That makes it the 79th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Bagg village has 80 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagg has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Bagg is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagg covers 47.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagg falls under Dhatwal 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 village and private bus service as Available within village 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 Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 18 km away. Dhatwal is about 24 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhater (under 2 km), Bara Garaon (under 2 km) and Bara Ii (under 2 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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