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About Gog Village

Gog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 44, made up of 23 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 44
Male Population 23
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gog compares

By the 2011 count Gog is the 192nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gog

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

Gog lies about 9.1 km from Solan. 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 Gog
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 3.8 km
District headquarters Solan 9.1 km

Villages closest to Gog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gog village had a population of 44. That makes it the 192nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Gog village has 23 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gog has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Gog is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gog covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gog falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Gog notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Gog.

Gog is about 9.1 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 3.8 km away. Solan is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baror (under 2 km), Malga (under 2 km) and Kangti (under 2 km).

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

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