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About Rug Village

Rug is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 37 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rug village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 45.19 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 37
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rug compares

By the 2011 count Rug is the 289th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 45.19 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Rug

Rug is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rug 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rug from other places

Rug lies about 18 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Rug
Nearest railway station Jutogh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Rug

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 Rug

As per the Census of India 2011, Rug village had a population of 80. That makes it the 289th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Rug village has 37 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rug has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Rug covers 45.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Rug is Jutogh, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Rug.

Rug is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rug is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla Rural is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tapakari (under 2 km), Dagyana (under 2 km) and Kathiana (under 2 km).

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

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