About Chaog Village

Chaog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 88 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171001
Area (hectares)	58.43 hectares
Population	167
Male Population	88
Female Population	79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaog compares

By the 2011 count Chaog is the 143rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 58.43 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 987.

Getting to Chaog

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

Chaog lies about 8.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.8 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 Chaog
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	8.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	8.9 km

Villages closest to Chaog

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.

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Common questions about Chaog

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaog village had a population of 167. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chaog village has 88 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaog has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chaog is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaog covers 58.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaog is Jutogh, about 4.8 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 Chaog.

Chaog is about 8.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 4.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.9 km away. Shimla is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.