Theog is a town and a

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as well as a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a Zila (country subdivision), district including the designated populated place that ser ...

Shimla district Shimla district, known as Simla district until 1972, is one of the twelve districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. Its headquarters is the state capital of Shimla. Neighbouring districts are Mandi and Kullu in the north, ...

in the

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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; Sanskrit: ''himācāl prādes;'' "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a States and union territories of India, state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen Indian Himalayan ...

. It is 30 km from state capital

Shimla Shimla, also known as Simla ( the official name until 1972), is the capital and the largest city of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of British India. After independence, the city ...

and 37 km from ISBT Shimla. First settlements were in 1902.

Demographics

India

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, 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 {{Infobox road , country = IND , type = NH , route = 5 , map = {{Maplink, frame=yes, plain=yes, frame-width=290, frame-height=300, zoom=6, frame-align=center, type=line, id=Q25203045, stroke-width=3, title=National Highway 5 , map_custom = ...

), is 32 km away from

, 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

* Jaiee

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.

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