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About Kharog Village

Kharog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 21 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kharog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kharog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 23.21 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 21
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
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 Kharog compares

By the 2011 count Kharog is the 394th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 23.21 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 Kharog

Kharog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kharog 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 Kharog from other places

Kharog lies about 6.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 2.9 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 Kharog
Nearest railway station Taradevi 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.6 km

Villages closest to Kharog

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 Kharog

As per the Census of India 2011, Kharog village had a population of 44. That makes it the 394th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Kharog village has 21 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kharog has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kharog is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kharog covers 23.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kharog is Taradevi, about 2.9 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 Kharog.

Kharog is about 6.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kharog is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 2.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.6 km away. Shimla is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanul (under 2 km), Rampur (under 2 km) and Up Muhal Rampur Ii (under 2 km).

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

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