Village · Shalai, Sirmaur
# Bagna

Bagna is a village in Shalai sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 173027. The 2011 Census counted 412 people in 48 households, the 24th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.
- 412 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 72.4% literacy
- 173027 PIN code

## Bagna PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bagna is 173027. Bagna falls in Shalai sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 173027
- Community development block Shillai
- Census village code 023451

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bagna from nearby towns?
- Shalai (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Nahan (district HQ) 125 km by road
- Paonta Sahib (nearest town) 78 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bagna?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bagna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thathari Kando
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Shilai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shilai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Bagna known for?

The main crops are maize, wheat and ginger. About 14% of the 352 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bagna

Of every 100 households in Bagna in 2011, 83 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bagna · ■ Shalai rural average
- Electricity for lighting 83% 86%
- Toilet within the home 17% 40%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 59%
- Tap water 96% 74%
- Drinking water within premises 2% 20%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 90%
- Use banking services 90% 80%
- Television 50% 41%
- Mobile phone 71% 77%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 2%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 19% 17%
- Own their home 100% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bagna?

■ Bagna · ■ Shalai rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.4% 68.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 848 902
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1133 957
- Working population 51.9% 58.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 62.6% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 142 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 61 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shalai
- Pab 709 people
- Diyandon 529 people
- Nawna Bhatwar 447 people
- Kiyana 429 people
- Bobri 381 people
- Gangtoli 371 people
- Pab 266 people
- Juwan 210 people

All 28 villages in Shalai

## Other places named Bagna
- Bagna · Village, Theog, Shimla · 193 people
- Bagna · Village, Nerua, Shimla · 190 people
- Bagna · Village, Shimla, Shimla · 131 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bagna? 173027
- How far is Bagna from Nahan? 125 km by road
- What is the population of Bagna? 412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagna in? Sirmaur district (Shalai sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Bagna? 72.4% (Census 2011)

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