# 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 **131 people in 29 households**, the 119th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 131people (2011)
- 29households
- 90.3%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 code026288

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)10 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)65 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)10 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?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahasu
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kotkhai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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, wheat and potato**. About 64% of the 39 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, 100 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 34 a car.

■ Bag · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**42%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**36%

Use banking services ****100%**

**76%

Television ****93%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****14%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****34%**

**18%

None of these assets ****3%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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+) ****90.3%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**918

Working population ****57.3%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 86.6% for women. 56% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (17%) · **■** Other work 14 (19%) · **■** Marginal 48 (64%)

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

- Sharoli137 people
- Bakhral135 people
- Jaru133 people
- Up Muhal Badon133 people
- Nagan131 people
- Koti129 people
- Up Muhal Shoshan128 people
- Bhuila126 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?131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bag in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bag?90.3% (Census 2011)