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About Bagthal Village

Bagthal is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 75 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagthal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagthal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 75
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagthal compares

By the 2011 count Bagthal is the 166th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bagthal

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

Bagthal lies about 27 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 Bagthal
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Bagthal

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 Bagthal

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagthal village had a population of 147. That makes it the 166th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bagthal village has 75 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagthal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bagthal is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagthal covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Bagthal 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 Bagthal.

Bagthal is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagthal is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 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 Mehfuja Mehduda Ganoti (3.3 km), Majhthai (4.0 km) and Saunthal (4.0 km).

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

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