About Sarog Village

Sarog is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 445, made up of 230 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	105.75 hectares
Population	445
Male Population	230
Female Population	215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarog compares

By the 2011 count Sarog is the 24th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 105.75 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Sarog

Sarog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarog 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 Sarog from other places

Sarog lies about 14 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 Sarog
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	5.0 km
District headquarters	Shimla	14 km

Villages closest to Sarog

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 Sarog

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarog village had a population of 445. That makes it the 24th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Sarog village has 230 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarog has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

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

Sarog covers 105.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Sarog 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 Sarog.

Sarog is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarog is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.0 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.