Village · Chaupal, Shimla # Bagah Bagah is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171211. The 2011 Census counted 91 people in 18 households, the 118th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 91 people (2011) - 18 households - 72.5% literacy - 171211 PIN code ## Bagah PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bagah is 171211. Bagah falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171211 - Community development block Chaupal - Census village code 025407 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bagah from nearby towns? - Chaupal (sub-district HQ) 43 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 118 km by road - Chaupal (nearest town) 43 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bagah? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Bagah; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Matal - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Matal - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nerwa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chaupal - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Bagah known for? The main crops are pea and apple. About 10% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bagah Of every 100 households in Bagah in 2011, 100 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bagah · ■ Chaupal rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 91% - Toilet within the home 28% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 72% 58% - Tap water 100% 86% - Drinking water within premises 0% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 39% 28% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 61% 71% - Use banking services 56% 68% - Television 39% 54% - Mobile phone 94% 82% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 1% - Car / jeep / van 6% 6% - None of these assets 0% 11% - Own their home 100% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bagah? ■ Bagah · ■ Chaupal rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 77.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 936 954 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 968 - Working population 70.3% 60.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 59.0% for women. 64% of men and 77% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 16 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 2 (3%) · ■ Other work 2 (3%) · ■ Marginal 44 (69%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal - Kharu 96 people - Bharola 95 people - Berag 93 people - Lingzar 92 people - Kujwi 90 people - Mohan Jotla 90 people - Chiuna 88 people - Mashraon 87 people All 218 villages in Chaupal ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bagah? 171211 - How far is Bagah from Shimla? 118 km by road - What is the population of Bagah? 91 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagah in? Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bagah? 72.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/bagah/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.