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About Bagra Village

Bagra is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 19 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 15.71 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 19
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Bagra compares

By the 2011 count Bagra is the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 15.71 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bagra

Bagra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bagra 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 Bagra from other places

Bagra lies about 15 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 Bagra
Tehsil headquarters Theog 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Bagra

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 Bagra

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagra village had a population of 38. That makes it the 368th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bagra village has 19 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagra has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

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

Bagra covers 15.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Bagra 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 Bagra.

Bagra is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagra is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanashi (1.7 km), Shili Mehla (1.8 km) and Thakar Ka Shil (1.8 km).

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

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