About Bag Village

Bag is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 143 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, 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	Sarkaghat
Pincode	175026
Area (hectares)	223.7 hectares
Population	314
Male Population	143
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,196
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 75th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 223.7 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

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 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 22 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
District headquarters	Mandi	16 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sarkaghat	28 km

Villages closest to Bag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 314. That makes it the 75th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Bag village has 143 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Bag is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag covers 223.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bag is Buffer Stop, about 22 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 16 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 Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 22 km away. Sarkaghat is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.