About Shogi Village

Shogi 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 1,256, made up of 685 males and 571 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shogi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shogi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171219
Area (hectares)	95.21 hectares
Population	1,256
Male Population	685
Female Population	571
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	834
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shogi compares

By the 2011 count Shogi 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 95.21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shogi

Shogi 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 Shogi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shogi from other places

Shogi lies about 8.2 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about under 2 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 Shogi
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	8.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	8.2 km

Villages closest to Shogi

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 Shogi

As per the Census of India 2011, Shogi village had a population of 1,256. 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.

Shogi village has 685 males and 571 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shogi has about 834 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 Shogi is 171219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shogi covers 95.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Shogi is Shoghi railway station, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shogi is about 8.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shogi is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about under 2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 8.2 km away. Shimla is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.