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About Bagain Village

Bagain is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 24 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, 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 Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 43 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 24
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagain compares

By the 2011 count Bagain is the 155th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 43 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 1036.

Getting to Bagain

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

Bagain 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 Bagain
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Bagain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagain village had a population of 53. That makes it the 155th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Bagain village has 24 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagain has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Bagain is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagain covers 43 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.

Bagain falls under Seoni 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bagain.

Bagain 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.

Bagain is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 20 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 Jangal Beru Tikkar (2.7 km), Jangal Hashkar (2.7 km) and Makarchha (2.7 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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