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About Glanag Village

Glanag is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 1 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 4,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Glanag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Glanag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 12.04 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 1
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 4,000
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 Glanag compares

By the 2011 count Glanag is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 12.04 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Glanag

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

Glanag lies about 3.0 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.8 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 Glanag
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 2.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Theog 19 km

Villages closest to Glanag

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 Glanag

As per the Census of India 2011, Glanag village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Glanag village has 1 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Glanag has about 4000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Glanag is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Glanag covers 12.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Glanag is Summer Hill, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Glanag.

Glanag is about 3.0 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Glanag is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 2.8 km away. Shimla is about 3.0 km away. Theog is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Kanag I (under 2 km), Jangal Kanag Ii (under 2 km) and Bhargari (2.1 km).

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

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