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About Bagna Village

Bagna is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 131, made up of 77 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 701 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, 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 Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 34.62 hectares
Population 131
Male Population 77
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 701
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bagna compares

By the 2011 count Bagna is the 189th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 34.62 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 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 5 - 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 12 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 Shimla Rural 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Bagna

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 Bagna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagna village had a population of 131. That makes it the 189th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bagna village has 77 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagna has about 701 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 Bagna is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagna covers 34.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bagna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 12 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 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 Kajat Nala (under 2 km), Kajat (under 2 km) and Chharah (1.8 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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