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About Ban Bag Village

Ban Bag is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Bag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Bag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 7.52 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Bag compares

By the 2011 count Ban Bag is the 397th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 7.52 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 990.

Getting to Ban Bag

Ban Bag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Bag as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Ban Bag from other places

Ban Bag lies about 18 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 Ban Bag
Tehsil headquarters Theog under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Ban Bag

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 Ban Bag

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Bag village had a population of 20. That makes it the 397th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Ban Bag village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Bag has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ban Bag is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Bag covers 7.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ban Bag falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Ban Bag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ban Bag.

Ban Bag is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Bag is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basa Theog (under 2 km), Runkuli Digar (under 2 km) and Shaddi (under 2 km).

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

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