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About Shaoga Village

Shaoga is a mid sized village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 448 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 602 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shaoga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shaoga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 602 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 448
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shaoga compares

By the 2011 count Shaoga is the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 602 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Shaoga

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

Shaoga lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Shaoga
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 3.8 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Shaoga

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 Shaoga

As per the Census of India 2011, Shaoga village had a population of 832. That makes it the 16th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Shaoga village has 448 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shaoga has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Shaoga is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shaoga covers 602 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Shaoga is Dehradun, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shaoga.

Shaoga is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shaoga is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 3.8 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Sirmaur 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 Manal (under 2 km), Chitli (under 2 km) and Kathwar (under 2 km).

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

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