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About Bagaila Village

Bagaila is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 216 males and 210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagaila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 81.58 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 216
Female Population 210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagaila compares

By the 2011 count Bagaila is the 56th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 81.58 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bagaila

Bagaila is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagaila as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bagaila from other places

Bagaila lies about 49 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Bagaila
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 3.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 49 km

Villages closest to Bagaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagaila village had a population of 426. That makes it the 56th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bagaila village has 216 males and 210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagaila has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bagaila is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagaila covers 81.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagaila falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagaila is Summer Hill, about 29 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bagaila.

Bagaila is about 49 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagaila is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 3.9 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kao (under 2 km), D P F Bakaran (under 2 km) and D P F Karadal (under 2 km).

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

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