About Ghog Village

Ghog is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 89 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	236 hectares
Population	189
Male Population	89
Female Population	100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,124
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghog compares

By the 2011 count Ghog is the 171st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 990.

Getting to Ghog

Ghog is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ghog as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ghog from other places

Ghog lies about 30 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 Ghog
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	15 km
District headquarters	Shimla	30 km

Villages closest to Ghog

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.

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Common questions about Ghog

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghog village had a population of 189. That makes it the 171st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Ghog village has 89 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghog has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ghog is 171220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghog covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ghog.

Ghog is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.