# Bag Village, Cheta, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Cheta, Shimla 

# Bag

Bag is a village in Cheta sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171217**. The 2011 Census counted **597 people in 91 households**, the 9th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 597people (2011)
- 91households
- 64.4%literacy
- 171217PIN code

## Bag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bag is 171217.** Bag falls in Cheta sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171217
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025658

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bag from nearby towns?

- Kupvi (sub-district HQ)39 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)235 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)135 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bag?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bag; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bag known for?

The main crops are **apple and pea**. About 12% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bag

Of every 100 households in Bag in 2011, 72 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bag · ■ Cheta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**76%

Tap water ****72%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**92%

Television ****12%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**0%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**15%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bag?

■ Bag · ■ Cheta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**972

Working population ****72.7%**

**68.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 70% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 187 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (9%) · **■** Marginal 208 (48%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Cheta

- Kothi765 people
- Dhautali708 people
- Joru Shilal701 people
- Bandal651 people
- Kulag572 people
- Charauli571 people
- Ahnog557 people
- Dak Shirar526 people

[All 91 villages in Cheta](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/cheta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bag?171217
- How far is Bag from Shimla?235 km by road
- What is the population of Bag?597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bag in?Shimla district (Cheta sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bag?64.4% (Census 2011)