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About Gag Village

Gag is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 31 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 27.54 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 31
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gag compares

By the 2011 count Gag is the 334th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 27.54 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Gag

Gag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gag 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gag from other places

Gag lies about 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 3.4 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 Gag
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 3.4 km
Nearest town Solan 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Gag

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 Gag

As per the Census of India 2011, Gag village had a population of 63. That makes it the 334th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Gag village has 31 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gag has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Gag is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gag covers 27.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gag is Kandaghat, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gag.

Gag is about 20 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gag is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kandaghat is about 3.4 km away. Solan is about 4.8 km away. Shimla Rural is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaflog (2.6 km), Balaog (3.9 km) and Manar (4.8 km).

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

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