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About Pagog Village

Pagog is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 755 males and 600 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pagog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pagog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 55.78 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 755
Female Population 600
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pagog compares

By the 2011 count Pagog is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 55.78 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Pagog

Pagog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pagog 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pagog from other places

Pagog lies about 1.9 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 Pagog
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 1.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 1.9 km

Villages closest to Pagog

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 Pagog

As per the Census of India 2011, Pagog village had a population of 1,355. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Pagog village has 755 males and 600 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pagog has about 795 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 Pagog is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pagog covers 55.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The census record for Pagog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Pagog.

Pagog is about 1.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pagog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 1.9 km away. Shimla is about 1.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Pagog (under 2 km), Gulchha (under 2 km) and Nagri (1.7 km).

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

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