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About Garaog Village

Garaog is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 78 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171225
Area (hectares) 61.12 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 78
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaog compares

By the 2011 count Garaog is the 94th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 61.12 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Garaog

Garaog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garaog as Available within <5 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 Garaog from other places

Garaog lies about 35 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 Garaog
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 9.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 35 km

Villages closest to Garaog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaog village had a population of 160. That makes it the 94th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Garaog village has 78 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaog has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Garaog is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaog covers 61.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garaog falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Garaog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Garaog is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaog is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 9.1 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satral (under 2 km), Rajtari (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Chaugan (under 2 km).

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

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