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About Bagna Village

Bagna is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 89 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 173210
Area (hectares) 153.65 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 89
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagna compares

By the 2011 count Bagna is the 75th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 153.65 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 944.

Getting to Bagna

Bagna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bagna 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 Bagna from other places

Bagna lies about 30 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 Bagna
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 4.4 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Bagna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagna village had a population of 190. That makes it the 75th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Bagna village has 89 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagna has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bagna is 173210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagna covers 153.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagna falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bagna 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 village for Bagna.

Bagna is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagna is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 4.4 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shatal (1.9 km), D P F Chila (4.3 km) and Up Mahal Nerua (4.4 km).

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

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