About Bagain Village

Bagain is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 92 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagain village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	76.5 hectares
Population	173
Male Population	92
Female Population	81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	880
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagain compares

By the 2011 count Bagain is the 183rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 76.5 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Bagain

Bagain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bagain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Bagain from other places

Bagain lies about 24 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 Bagain
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	5.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Bagain

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.

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Common questions about Bagain

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagain village had a population of 173. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bagain village has 92 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagain has about 880 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 Bagain is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagain covers 76.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bagain falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bagain.

Bagain is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagain is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.