About Ahnog Village

Ahnog is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 557, made up of 284 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ahnog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ahnog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Cheta
Pincode	171217
Area (hectares)	79.23 hectares
Population	557
Male Population	284
Female Population	273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ahnog compares

By the 2011 count Ahnog is the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 79.23 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Ahnog

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

Ahnog lies about 22 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 3.1 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 Ahnog
Nearest town	Solan	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Salogra	3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheta	22 km
District headquarters	Shimla	22 km

Villages closest to Ahnog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ahnog village had a population of 557. That makes it the 12th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Ahnog village has 284 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ahnog has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Ahnog is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ahnog covers 79.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ahnog falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ahnog is Salogra, about 3.1 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 - 10 km distance for Ahnog.

Ahnog is about 22 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ahnog is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Solan is about 3.0 km away. Salogra is about 3.1 km away. Cheta is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.