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About Bag Village

Bag is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 62 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 613 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, 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 Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 62
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 613
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 Bag compares

By the 2011 count Bag is the 246th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bag

Bag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bag 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 Bag from other places

Bag lies about 62 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 8.0 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 Summer Hill 8.0 km
Nearest town Shimla 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 62 km

Villages closest to Bag

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 Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag village had a population of 100. That makes it the 246th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Bag village has 62 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag has about 613 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bag is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bag is Summer Hill, about 8.0 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 Bag.

Bag is about 62 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 8.0 km away. Shimla is about 9.2 km away. Karsog is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag Salana (under 2 km), Bagshad (under 2 km) and D P F Bag Bhakhari (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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