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About Toga Village

Toga is a small village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 145 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Toga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Toga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176312
Area (hectares) 154.68 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 145
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Toga compares

By the 2011 count Toga is the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 154.68 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Toga

Toga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Toga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Toga from other places

Toga lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 62 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Toga
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 21 km
District headquarters Chamba 27 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 62 km

Villages closest to Toga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Toga

As per the Census of India 2011, Toga village had a population of 280. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Toga village has 145 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Toga has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Toga is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Toga covers 154.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Toga falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Toga is Nurpur Road, about 62 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Toga.

Toga is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Toga is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saren (3.6 km), Bihali (4.1 km) and Hadla (4.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Toga today is likely to be higher.

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