About Karog Village

Karog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 98 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Kandaghat
Pincode	173217
Area (hectares)	137.33 hectares
Population	188
Male Population	98
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karog compares

By the 2011 count Karog is the 61st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 137.33 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Karog

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

Karog lies about 8.3 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.9 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 Karog
Nearest railway station	Salogra	5.9 km
District headquarters	Solan	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kandaghat	9.2 km

Villages closest to Karog

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.

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Common questions about Karog

As per the Census of India 2011, Karog village had a population of 188. That makes it the 61st largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Karog village has 98 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karog has about 918 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 Karog is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karog covers 137.33 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Karog is Salogra, about 5.9 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 Karog.

Karog is about 8.3 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 5.9 km away. Solan is about 8.3 km away. Kandaghat is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.