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About Bagna Village

Bagna is a small village in Shalai tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 223 males and 189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Shalai
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 352 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 223
Female Population 189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
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 Bagna compares

By the 2011 count Bagna is the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Bagna

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

Bagna lies about 28 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 53 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 Bagna
Tehsil headquarters Shalai 4.1 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 28 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 32 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 53 km

Villages closest to Bagna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shalai 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 Bagna

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagna village had a population of 412. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,341 residents.

Bagna village has 223 males and 189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagna has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Bagna is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagna covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagna falls under Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bagna is Dehradun, about 53 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bagna.

Bagna is about 28 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagna is in Shalai tehsil of Sirmaur district. Shalai is about 4.1 km away. Sirmaur is about 28 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Diyandon (under 2 km), Bela (2.9 km) and Sayasu (3.2 km).

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

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