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About Bagon Sandhu Village

Bagon Sandhu is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 216 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagon Sandhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagon Sandhu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 216
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagon Sandhu compares

By the 2011 count Bagon Sandhu is the 28th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bagon Sandhu

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

Bagon Sandhu 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 Bagon Sandhu
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.8 km
Nearest town Solan 11 km
District headquarters Shimla 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 28 km

Villages closest to Bagon Sandhu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Bagon Sandhu

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagon Sandhu village had a population of 418. That makes it the 28th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bagon Sandhu village has 216 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagon Sandhu has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bagon Sandhu is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagon Sandhu covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagon Sandhu falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagon Sandhu 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 village for Bagon Sandhu.

Bagon Sandhu 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.

Bagon Sandhu is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 9.8 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Shimla 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 Basha Bagain (under 2 km), Up Muhal Khadli Bagari (under 2 km) and Kanauri (3.7 km).

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

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