About Koshgar Village

Koshgar is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 55 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koshgar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koshgar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	204 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	55
Female Population	59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koshgar compares

By the 2011 count Koshgar is the 123rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Koshgar

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

Koshgar lies about 72 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 Koshgar
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	72 km

Villages closest to Koshgar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koshgar village had a population of 114. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Koshgar village has 55 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koshgar has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Koshgar is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koshgar covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koshgar falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Koshgar 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 village for Koshgar.

Koshgar is about 72 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koshgar is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.