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About Bhog Village

Bhog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 171 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171219
Area (hectares) 205.96 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 171
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhog compares

By the 2011 count Bhog is the 43rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 205.96 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Bhog

Bhog is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bhog 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhog from other places

Bhog lies about 7.1 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 1.9 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 Bhog
Nearest railway station Shoghi railway station 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.1 km

Villages closest to Bhog

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 Bhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhog village had a population of 346. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Bhog village has 171 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhog has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Bhog is 171219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhog covers 205.96 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Bhog is Shoghi railway station, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhog is about 7.1 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 1.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.1 km away. Shimla is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patiod (under 2 km), Goru Kanawan (1.7 km) and Batlana (1.8 km).

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

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