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About Kadog Village

Kadog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 142 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 782 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 95 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 142
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 782
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadog compares

By the 2011 count Kadog is the 40th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kadog

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

Kadog lies about 11 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 11 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 Kadog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 11 km

Villages closest to Kadog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadog village had a population of 253. That makes it the 40th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Kadog village has 142 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadog has about 782 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kadog is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadog covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadog falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kadog is Summer Hill, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kadog.

Kadog is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadog is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Summer Hill is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tamroru (under 2 km), Jahndar (under 2 km) and Basantpur (under 2 km).

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

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