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About Gadaog Village

Gadaog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 334, made up of 181 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadaog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadaog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 334
Male Population 181
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Gadaog compares

By the 2011 count Gadaog is the 48th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gadaog

The census records public bus service for Gadaog 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 Gadaog from other places

Gadaog lies about 7.0 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 Gadaog
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.0 km

Villages closest to Gadaog

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 Gadaog

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadaog village had a population of 334. That makes it the 48th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Gadaog village has 181 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadaog has about 845 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 Gadaog is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadaog covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Gadaog notes the nearest railway station 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 Gadaog.

Gadaog is about 7.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gadaog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 7.0 km away. Shimla is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maluth (under 2 km), Kiali (under 2 km) and Kalali (under 2 km).

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

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