Village · Theog, Shimla # Bagon Sandhu Bagon Sandhu is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 171201. The 2011 Census counted 418 people in 94 households, the 28th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%. - 418 people (2011) - 94 households - 80.0% literacy - 171201 PIN code ## Bagon Sandhu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bagon Sandhu is 171201. Bagon Sandhu falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 171201 - Community development block Theog - Census village code 025025 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bagon Sandhu from nearby towns? - Theog (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Shimla (district HQ) 40 km by road - Theog (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bagon Sandhu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Bagon Sandhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Theog - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Theog - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and tanks / ponds - 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 Bagon Sandhu known for? The main crops are apple. About 35% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bagon Sandhu Of every 100 households in Bagon Sandhu in 2011, 70 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bagon Sandhu · ■ Theog rural average - Electricity for lighting 70% 95% - Toilet within the home 56% 53% - No toilet (open defecation) 44% 47% - Tap water 97% 75% - Drinking water within premises 0% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 87% 48% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 12% 51% - Use banking services 54% 75% - Television 62% 67% - Mobile phone 77% 83% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 0% 2% - Car / jeep / van 14% 8% - None of these assets 16% 7% - Own their home 52% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bagon Sandhu? ■ Bagon Sandhu · ■ Theog rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 83.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 935 960 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 652 908 - Working population 63.9% 58.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 75.4% for women. 63% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 60 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 57 (21%) · ■ Other work 20 (7%) · ■ Marginal 130 (49%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Theog - Sarog 445 people - Balian 440 people - Up Muhal Gaddli 437 people - Palvi 436 people - Kot 408 people - Nahol 402 people - Balowa 401 people - Up Muhal Banyana 400 people All 486 villages in Theog ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bagon Sandhu? 171201 - How far is Bagon Sandhu from Shimla? 40 km by road - What is the population of Bagon Sandhu? 418 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagon Sandhu in? Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bagon Sandhu? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/bagon-sandhu/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.