Theog is a town and a

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as well as a

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Shimla district Shimla is a district in 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, Kinnaur in the east, Uttarakhand in the southeast, Solan to the ...

in the

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. It's just 26 km from state capital

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. First settlements were in 1902.

Demographics/History

India

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, Theog had a population of 3,754. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Theog has an average literacy rate of 64%, : 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. The Chandel 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 . 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

, 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.

Villages

* Jaiee

Transport

Theog is well connected to Himachal and rest of India through

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and National Highway 705. theog is 45 km from Shimla airport and 32 km from Shimla railway station

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