About Bag Village

Bag is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 351 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	146.38 hectares
Population	713
Male Population	351
Female Population	362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 41st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 146.38 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

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 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	21 km
Nearest town	Chamba	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	33 km

Villages closest to Bag

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

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Common questions about Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag village had a population of 713. That makes it the 41st largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Bag village has 351 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Bag is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag covers 146.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bag falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 17 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 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 17 km away. Jawali is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.