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About Kawg Village

Kawg is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 16 males and 17 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kawg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kawg village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 35.04 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 16
Female Population 17
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Kawg compares

By the 2011 count Kawg is the 380th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 35.04 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 Kawg

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

Kawg lies about 12 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 Kawg
Tehsil headquarters Theog 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Kawg

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 Kawg

As per the Census of India 2011, Kawg village had a population of 33. That makes it the 380th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Kawg village has 16 males and 17 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kawg has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Kawg covers 35.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Kawg 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 Kawg.

Kawg is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kawg is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parhain (under 2 km), Nehara (2.7 km) and Dekoli (2.9 km).

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

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