About Kargoli Village

Kargoli is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 114 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargoli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171220
Area (hectares)	110.68 hectares
Population	229
Male Population	114
Female Population	115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kargoli compares

By the 2011 count Kargoli is the 129th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 110.68 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kargoli

Kargoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kargoli 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kargoli from other places

Kargoli lies about 24 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 Kargoli
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	8.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Kargoli

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 Kargoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargoli village had a population of 229. That makes it the 129th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kargoli village has 114 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargoli has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Kargoli covers 110.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

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

Kargoli is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargoli is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.