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About Rug Village

Rug is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 11 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 636 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rug Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rug village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 11
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 636
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rug compares

By the 2011 count Rug is the 269th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1020.

Getting to Rug

Rug is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rug as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rug from other places

Rug lies about 34 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Rug
Tehsil headquarters Arki 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 18 km
District headquarters Solan 34 km

Villages closest to Rug

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rug village had a population of 18. That makes it the 269th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Rug village has 11 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rug has about 636 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Rug is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rug covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rug falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Rug is Jutogh, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rug.

Rug is about 34 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rug is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 7.7 km away. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadhogi (under 2 km), Jangal Tunnun (1.7 km) and Galog (2.2 km).

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

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