About Farog Village

Farog is a mid sized village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 252 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Farog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Farog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Tikar
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	339.99 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	252
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Farog compares

By the 2011 count Farog is the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 339.99 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 926.

Getting to Farog

Farog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Farog 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. The nearest villages by name are D P F Pujarli 4, D P F Sharontha, Daroti and Dhanoti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Farog

As per the Census of India 2011, Farog village had a population of 538. That makes it the 8th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Farog village has 252 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Farog has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

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

Farog covers 339.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Farog falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Farog 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 Farog.

Farog is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.