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About Karog Village

Karog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 28 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 28
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karog compares

By the 2011 count Karog is the 374th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 Karog

Karog is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karog 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karog from other places

Karog lies about 20 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.9 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 Karog
Nearest railway station Salogra 5.9 km
Nearest town Solan 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 20 km
District headquarters Shimla 20 km

Villages closest to Karog

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 Karog

As per the Census of India 2011, Karog village had a population of 52. That makes it the 374th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Karog village has 28 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karog has about 857 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 Karog is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karog covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karog is Salogra, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karog.

Karog 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.

Karog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 5.9 km away. Solan is about 8.3 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 Kabi (under 2 km), Kailu (under 2 km) and Kanauri (3.3 km).

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

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