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About Bagain Village

Bagain is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 43 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 171212
Area (hectares) 141.61 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 43
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Bagain compares

By the 2011 count Bagain is the 138th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 141.61 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1004.

Getting to Bagain

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

Bagain lies about 19 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 Bagain
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Bagain

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 Bagain

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagain village had a population of 78. That makes it the 138th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Bagain village has 43 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagain has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Bagain is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagain covers 141.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagain falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bagain notes the nearest railway station 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 Bagain.

Bagain is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagain is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Daro (under 2 km), Sainj Paranu (2.5 km) and Koti (4.5 km).

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

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