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About Adhog Village

Adhog is a mid sized village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 260 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 382.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adhog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 382.41 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 260
Female Population 240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Adhog compares

By the 2011 count Adhog is the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 382.41 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Adhog

Adhog is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Adhog as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Adhog from other places

Adhog lies about 13 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 43 km away. 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 Adhog
Nearest town Nāhan 8.0 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 29 km
Nearest railway station Barog 43 km

Villages closest to Adhog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamrau 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 Adhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Adhog village had a population of 500. That makes it the 29th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Adhog village has 260 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adhog has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Adhog is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adhog covers 382.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adhog falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Adhog is Barog, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Adhog.

Adhog is about 13 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Adhog is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 8.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 13 km away. Kamrau is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandni (15 km), Chiyan Piplat (17 km) and Chamola Kyar (17 km).

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

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