Village · Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur # Bag Bag is a village in Paonta Sahib sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173025. The 2011 Census counted 251 people in 39 households, the 118th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 251 people (2011) - 39 households - 67.7% literacy - 173025 PIN code ## Bag PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Bag is 173025. Bag falls in Paonta Sahib sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code 173025 - Community development block Paonta Sahib - Census village code 023371 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Bag from nearby towns? - Paonta Sahib (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Nahan (district HQ) 80 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Bag? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bag; 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 - ● Private bus service 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 ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Poanta Sahib - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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 Bag known for? The main crops are maize, ginger and wheat. About 75% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Bag Of every 100 households in Bag in 2011, 78 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bag · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 96% - Toilet within the home 35% 54% - No toilet (open defecation) 65% 45% - Tap water 78% 65% - Drinking water within premises 38% 45% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 63% - Use banking services 60% 76% - Television 55% 63% - Mobile phone 90% 65% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 5% 31% - Car / jeep / van 8% 7% - None of these assets 8% 11% - Own their home 85% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Bag? ■ Bag · ■ Paonta Sahib rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 67.7% 76.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 685 901 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1214 928 - Working population 69.7% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.6% for men and 55.3% for women. 70% of men and 70% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 57 (33%) · ■ Other work 27 (15%) · ■ Marginal 91 (52%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Paonta Sahib - Pudli 275 people - Banet Haldwari 271 people - Mandhana 256 people - Jamni Ghat 253 people - Chiyan Mamyana 250 people - Chandpur 248 people - Up Sampda Naya Kedarpur 244 people - Swarah Landasi 235 people All 146 villages in Paonta Sahib ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bag? 173025 - How far is Bag from Nahan? 80 km by road - What is the population of Bag? 251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bag in? Sirmaur district (Paonta Sahib sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Bag? 67.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/paonta-sahib/bag/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.