Theog

Theog

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Theog is a town and a municipal committee as well as a tehsil in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is from state capital Shimla. First settlements were in 1902.

Demographics

India census, Theog had a population of 84684. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Theog has an average literacy rate of 75%; male literacy is 80.7%, and female literacy is 69.4%. In Theog, 10.6% of the population is under 6 years of age. According to the census of 1931, the total population of Theog state was 6912; there were 6800 Hindus, 91 Muslims and 21 Sikhs in Theog State in 1931.

Geography

Theog is located at . It has an average elevation of 1965 metres (6446 feet). It is situated on National Highway NH22 (on the Hindustan-Tibet Road), is 32 km away from Shimla, and is a town of five 'Ghats' (or ridges): Rahi Ghat, Deori Ghat, Prem Ghat, Janoghat, and Bagaghat. Numerous villages come under the jurisdiction of Theog. Diksha is the new sarpanch from Sarog Gali village

Villages

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Transport

Theog is well connected to Himachal and rest of India through National Highway 5 and National Highway 705. Theog is 45 km from Shimla airport and 32 km from Shimla railway station.

References

External links

Theog on Google Maps

Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377608805 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.