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

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Village · Kotkhai, Shimla 

# Bagen

Bagen is a village in Kotkhai sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171225**. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 56 households**, the 35th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 281people (2011)
- 56households
- 73.7%literacy
- 171225PIN code

## Bagen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bagen is 171225.** Bagen falls in Kotkhai sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171225
- Community development blockJubbal-Kothkai
- Census village code026133

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

## How far is Bagen from nearby towns?

- Kotkhai (sub-district HQ)33 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)93 km by road
- Kotkhai (nearest town)33 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 Bagen?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Bagen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalbog
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalbog
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jubbal
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Bagen known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and vegetable**. About 47% of the 105 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 Bagen

Of every 100 households in Bagen in 2011, 91 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Bagen · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**42%

Tap water ****51%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**62%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**36%

Use banking services ****75%**

**76%

Television ****67%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**18%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****72%**

**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 Bagen?

■ Bagen · ■ Kotkhai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**918

Working population ****71.5%**

**57.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.2% for women. 74% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (17%) · **■** Other work 16 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (20%)

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

- Gohach298 people
- Mahasu298 people
- Melth286 people
- Pohal285 people
- Gobind Pur278 people
- Up Muhal Chaindel278 people
- Halaila275 people
- Up Muhal Chaugan274 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bagen?171225
- How far is Bagen from Shimla?93 km by road
- What is the population of Bagen?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagen in?Shimla district (Kotkhai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bagen?73.7% (Census 2011)