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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Bag

Bag is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171202**. The 2011 Census counted **103 people in 23 households**, the 145th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 103people (2011)
- 23households
- 78.7%literacy
- 171202PIN code

## Bag PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bag is 171202.** Bag falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171202
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026274

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?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)5 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?

8 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 **maize, potato and wheat**. About 29% of the 21 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 100 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Bag · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**42%

Tap water ****83%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**36%

Use banking services ****78%**

**76%

Television ****74%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**18%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****74%**

**79%

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 · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**918

Working population ****32.0%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 73.3% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 15 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (33%) · **■** Other work 7 (21%)

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 Kotkhai

- Up Muhal Ganni108 people
- Up Muhal Dallona107 people
- Jalat105 people
- Nehra104 people
- Chadyana-II103 people
- Up Muhal Kufar Bag103 people
- Bharot100 people
- Shoshan99 people

[All 250 villages in Kotkhai](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kotkhai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bag?171202
- How far is Bag from Shimla?65 km by road
- What is the population of Bag?103 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bag in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bag?78.7% (Census 2011)