About Bhog Village

Bhog is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 94 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171202
Area (hectares)	85 hectares
Population	192
Male Population	94
Female Population	98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,043
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhog compares

By the 2011 count Bhog is the 81st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Bhog

Bhog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhog as Available within village. 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 Bhog from other places

Bhog lies about 34 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 Bhog
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	3.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	34 km

Villages closest to Bhog

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.

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Common questions about Bhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhog village had a population of 192. That makes it the 81st largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Bhog village has 94 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhog has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bhog is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhog covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhog.

Bhog is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhog is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.