About Bhog Village

Bhog is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 72 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	112.14 hectares
Population	155
Male Population	72
Female Population	83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,153
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhog compares

By the 2011 count Bhog is the 200th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 112.14 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Bhog

Bhog is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhog as Available within 5 - 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 Bhog from other places

Bhog lies about 15 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 Bhog
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	8.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Bhog

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 Bhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhog village had a population of 155. That makes it the 200th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Bhog village has 72 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhog has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Bhog is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhog covers 112.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Bhog is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.