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About Kaflog Village

Kaflog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 46 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaflog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaflog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 54.52 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 46
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Kaflog compares

By the 2011 count Kaflog is the 260th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 54.52 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kaflog

Kaflog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kaflog 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 Kaflog from other places

Kaflog lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 1.8 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 Kaflog
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 1.8 km
Nearest town Solan 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Kaflog

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 Kaflog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaflog village had a population of 91. That makes it the 260th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kaflog village has 46 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaflog has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kaflog is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaflog covers 54.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kaflog is Kandaghat, about 1.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kaflog.

Kaflog is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaflog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kandaghat is about 1.8 km away. Solan is about 4.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manar (2.3 km), Gag (2.6 km) and Shili (4.3 km).

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

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