Theog

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Theog
Town
Theog Town View from Kanag Tibba.jpg
Theog is located in Himachal Pradesh
Theog
Theog
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 31°07′N 77°21′E / 31.12°N 77.35°E / 31.12; 77.35Coordinates: 31°07′N 77°21′E / 31.12°N 77.35°E / 31.12; 77.35
CountryIndia
StateHimachal Pradesh
DistrictShimla
Government
 • MLAAnuj Verma
Elevation
2,310 m (7,580 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,353
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
171201
Telephone code91 1783 xxxxxx
Vehicle registrationHP-09
Theog in Winters
Theog Town

Theog is a town and a municipal committee as well as a tehsil in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. First settlements were in 1902.[1]

Demographics/History[]

As of 2001 India census,[2] Theog had a population of 3,754. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Theog has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 56%. In Theog, 12% 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.[3]

The Chandel clan rulers of Theog share a common line of descent with the founders of Ghund clan and Dharampur Madhan, clan who were all together sons of a Chandel Rajput of Jaipur. The state was made subordinate to Keonthal Estate by a sanad of September 1815.

Theog was Ziladari of CHANDEL Clan

Geography[]

Theog is located at

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31°07′N 77°21′E / 31.12°N 77.35°E / 31.12; 77.35.[4] 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.

Theog Landscape in winter

There are numerous villages which come under the jurisdiction of Theog.

Transport[]

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

See also[]

  • Theog-Kumarsain (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

References[]

  1. ^ Punjab State Gazetteers: pt. A. Simla Hill States. Punjab: Superintendent, Government Printing, 1935. 1935. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ^ Punjab State Gazetteers: pt. A. Simla Hill States. Superintendent, Government Printing, 1935 - Punjab (India). 1935. p. 24.
  4. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Theog
  5. ^ "National Highways in Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

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