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About Naog Village

Naog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 49 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Naog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Naog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 49
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
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 Naog compares

By the 2011 count Naog is the 271st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 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 shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Naog

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

Naog lies about 8.2 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.8 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 Naog
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 8.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 8.2 km

Villages closest to Naog

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 Naog

As per the Census of India 2011, Naog village had a population of 87. That makes it the 271st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Naog village has 49 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Naog has about 776 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 Naog is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Naog covers 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Naog is Jutogh, about 5.8 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 Naog.

Naog 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.

Naog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.8 km away. 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 Niaog (under 2 km), Shanohal (under 2 km) and Jangal Mehduda Mehfuja Sanghech (under 2 km).

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

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