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About Padhog Village

Padhog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padhog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 4 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padhog compares

By the 2011 count Padhog is the 446th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 4 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Padhog

Padhog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Padhog as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Padhog from other places

Padhog lies about 27 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 Padhog
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Padhog

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 Padhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Padhog village had a population of 26. That makes it the 446th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Padhog village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padhog has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Padhog is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padhog covers 4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Padhog notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Padhog.

Padhog is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Padhog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 27 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mod (under 2 km), Jug (under 2 km) and Jugar (under 2 km).

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

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