About Kharog Village

Kharog is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 110, made up of 56 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chaupal
Pincode	171211
Area (hectares)	47.56 hectares
Population	110
Male Population	56
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kharog compares

By the 2011 count Kharog is the 105th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 47.56 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kharog

Kharog is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kharog as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kharog from other places

Kharog lies about 41 km from Shimla. 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 Kharog
Tehsil headquarters	Chaupal	9.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	41 km

Villages closest to Kharog

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

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Common questions about Kharog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharog village had a population of 110. That makes it the 105th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kharog village has 56 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharog has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Kharog is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharog covers 47.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kharog falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Kharog notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kharog.

Kharog is about 41 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharog is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 9.5 km away. Shimla is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.