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About Maklog Village

Maklog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 20 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maklog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maklog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 30.33 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 20
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maklog compares

By the 2011 count Maklog is the 168th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 30.33 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Maklog

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

Maklog lies about 24 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 Maklog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Maklog

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 Maklog

As per the Census of India 2011, Maklog village had a population of 39. That makes it the 168th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Maklog village has 20 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maklog has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Maklog covers 30.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Maklog 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 10+ km distance for Maklog.

Maklog is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maklog is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anu (under 2 km), Jangal Anu (under 2 km) and Kayalu (under 2 km).

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

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