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About Bag Village

Bag is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 121, made up of 52 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,327 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177041
Area (hectares) 47.65 hectares
Population 121
Male Population 52
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,327
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bag compares

By the 2011 count Bag is the 205th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 47.65 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Bag

Bag is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bag 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 Bag from other places

Bag lies about 22 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 Bag
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun under 2 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 25 km
Nearest town Nangal 45 km

Villages closest to Bag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun 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 Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag village had a population of 121. That makes it the 205th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Bag village has 52 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag has about 1327 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Bag is 177041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag covers 47.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bag falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag is Amb Andaura, about 25 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 Bag.

Bag is about 22 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about under 2 km away. Hamirpur is about 22 km away. Amb Andaura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarai (under 2 km), Ambi (under 2 km) and Jaskot (under 2 km).

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

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