Village · Chirgaon, Shimla
# Bagi

Bagi is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171208. The 2011 Census counted 465 people in 97 households, the 42nd largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.
- 465 people (2011)
- 97 households
- 76.6% literacy
- 171208 PIN code

## Bagi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bagi is 171208. Bagi falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 171208
- Community development block Chauhara
- Census village code 026630

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bagi from nearby towns?
- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ) 140 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town) 21 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bagi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bagi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chirgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shima
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sandasu
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and untreated 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 Bagi known for?

The main crops are apple, wheat and paddy. About 17% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bagi

Of every 100 households in Bagi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bagi · ■ Chirgaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 90%
- Toilet within the home 23% 31%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 68%
- Tap water 98% 94%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 62% 38%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 38% 58%
- Use banking services 92% 80%
- Television 73% 56%
- Mobile phone 84% 80%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 2% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 6%
- None of these assets 9% 12%
- Own their home 91% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bagi?

■ Bagi · ■ Chirgaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 70.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1039 936
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 741 884
- Working population 62.4% 52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 68.2% for women. 63% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 130 (45%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 145 (50%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon
- Shiladesh 504 people
- Laka-Kiani 490 people
- Jakhnoti 484 people
- Jabal 474 people
- Amboi 458 people
- Chichwari 458 people
- Limbra 415 people
- Bhatwari 414 people

All 152 villages in Chirgaon

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bagi? 171208
- How far is Bagi from Shimla? 140 km by road
- What is the population of Bagi? 465 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagi in? Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bagi? 76.6% (Census 2011)

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