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About Kog Village

Kog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 114 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 114
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kog compares

By the 2011 count Kog is the 86th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 104 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 Kog

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

Kog lies about 8.2 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 Kog
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.2 km

Villages closest to Kog

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 Kog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kog village had a population of 235. That makes it the 86th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kog village has 114 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kog has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kog is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kog covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Kog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kog.

Kog is about 8.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shenal (under 2 km), Bharech (under 2 km) and Jangal Naldera (under 2 km).

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

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