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About Shakog Village

Shakog is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 20 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 20
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Shakog compares

By the 2011 count Shakog is the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 23 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shakog

Shakog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shakog 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 Shakog from other places

Shakog lies about 8.3 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kandaghat, about 4.4 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 Shakog
Nearest railway station Kandaghat 4.4 km
District headquarters Solan 8.3 km

Villages closest to Shakog

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 Shakog

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakog village had a population of 39. That makes it the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Shakog village has 20 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakog has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shakog is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakog covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Shakog is Kandaghat, about 4.4 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 Shakog.

Shakog 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.

Shakog is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kandaghat is about 4.4 km away. Solan is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kangti (under 2 km), Baror (1.9 km) and Gog (1.9 km).

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

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