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About Bagra I Village

Bagra I is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 74 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagra I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagra I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 74
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagra I compares

By the 2011 count Bagra I is the 111th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bagra I

Bagra I is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagra I 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bagra I from other places

Bagra I lies about 32 km from Shimla. 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 Bagra I
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Bagra I

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotkhai 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 Bagra I

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagra I village had a population of 138. That makes it the 111th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bagra I village has 74 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagra I has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bagra I is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagra I covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagra I falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bagra I notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bagra I.

Bagra I is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagra I is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.3 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manewal (under 2 km), Purla (under 2 km) and Purag (under 2 km).

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

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