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About Bakhog Village

Bakhog is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 62 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 47.93 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 62
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhog compares

By the 2011 count Bakhog is the 236th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 47.93 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Bakhog

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

How far is Bakhog from other places

Bakhog lies about 16 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 Bakhog
Tehsil headquarters Theog 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 16 km

Villages closest to Bakhog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Bakhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhog village had a population of 122. That makes it the 236th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bakhog village has 62 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhog has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bakhog is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhog covers 47.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bakhog falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Bakhog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bakhog.

Bakhog is about 16 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadas (under 2 km), Karali (under 2 km) and Jathai (under 2 km).

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

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