About Bag Village

Bag is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 24 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, 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	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171226
Area (hectares)	19.01 hectares
Population	57
Male Population	24
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,375
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bag compares

By the 2011 count Bag is the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 19.01 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Bag

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

Bag lies about 61 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 51 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	Chaupal	28 km
Nearest town	Pāonta Sāhib	29 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	51 km
District headquarters	Shimla	61 km

Villages closest to Bag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaupal 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 57. That makes it the 135th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Bag village has 24 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Bag is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bag covers 19.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bag falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bag is Salogra, about 51 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 10+ km distance for Bag.

Bag is about 61 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bag is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 28 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 29 km away. Salogra is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.