About Dhagog Village

Dhagog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 126 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhagog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhagog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171007
Area (hectares)	77 hectares
Population	251
Male Population	126
Female Population	125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhagog compares

By the 2011 count Dhagog is the 73rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhagog

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

How far is Dhagog from other places

Dhagog lies about 5.8 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 Dhagog
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	5.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	5.8 km

Villages closest to Dhagog

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.

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Common questions about Dhagog

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhagog village had a population of 251. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhagog village has 126 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhagog has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dhagog is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhagog covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Dhagog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Dhagog is about 5.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhagog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 5.8 km away. Shimla is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.