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About Bagagli Village

Bagagli is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 274 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagagli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagagli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 173.17 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 274
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagagli compares

By the 2011 count Bagagli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 173.17 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 987.

Getting to Bagagli

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

Bagagli lies about 23 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 9.8 km away. 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 Bagagli
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.8 km
Nearest town Solan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 23 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km

Villages closest to Bagagli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bagagli

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagagli village had a population of 512. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bagagli village has 274 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagagli has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bagagli is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagagli covers 173.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagagli falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagagli is Salogra, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bagagli.

Bagagli is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagagli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 9.8 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Shimla Rural is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag (under 2 km), Bagoloo (under 2 km) and Bagora Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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