About Bag Village

Bag is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 103, made up of 51 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, 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	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	21 hectares
Population	103
Male Population	51
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bag compares

By the 2011 count Bag is the 143rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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 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 Bag from other places

Bag lies about 38 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 Bag
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	2.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	38 km

Villages closest to Bag

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.

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Common questions about Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Bag village had a population of 103. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bag village has 51 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bag has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Bag covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bag.

Bag is about 38 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 Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.0 km away. Shimla is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.