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About Kakog Village

Kakog is a small village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 149 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173023
Area (hectares) 97.05 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 149
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakog compares

By the 2011 count Kakog is the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 97.05 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kakog

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

Kakog lies about 6.0 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 Kakog
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 6.0 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 6.0 km
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Nearest railway station Barog 43 km

Villages closest to Kakog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakog village had a population of 283. That makes it the 58th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Kakog village has 149 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakog has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kakog is 173023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakog covers 97.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakog falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kakog 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakog.

Kakog is about 6.0 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakog is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 6.0 km away. Sirmaur is about 6.0 km away. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahthu (under 2 km), Baunal (under 2 km) and Thana Khegwa (under 2 km).

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

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