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About Bhalog Village

Bhalog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 122 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhalog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171010
Area (hectares) 71.98 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 122
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhalog compares

By the 2011 count Bhalog is the 88th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 71.98 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhalog

The census records public bus service for Bhalog as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhalog from other places

Bhalog lies about 21 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 19 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 Bhalog
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Bhalog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Bhalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhalog village had a population of 233. That makes it the 88th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhalog village has 122 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhalog has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhalog is 171010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhalog covers 71.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhalog falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Bhalog is Summer Hill, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhalog.

Bhalog is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhalog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 19 km away. Shimla Rural is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 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 (2.4 km), Kir (3.1 km) and Jangal Paniali (6.1 km).

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

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