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About Thog Village

Thog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 65, made up of 34 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171301
Area (hectares) 33.5 hectares
Population 65
Male Population 34
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thog compares

By the 2011 count Thog is the 148th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 33.5 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Thog

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

Thog lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 17 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 Thog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Thog

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 Thog

As per the Census of India 2011, Thog village had a population of 65. That makes it the 148th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Thog village has 34 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thog has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Thog is 171301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thog covers 33.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Thog is Summer Hill, about 17 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 village for Thog.

Thog is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thog is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 4.0 km away. Summer Hill is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katli (under 2 km), Jamog (under 2 km) and Bhargan (under 2 km).

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

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