{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Theog | official_name = Theog | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Theog Town View from Kanag Tibba.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India | coordinates = {{coord|31.12|N|77.35|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Himachal Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Shimla | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_title = MLA | leader_name = Kuldeep Rathore | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 2310 | population_total = 4,353 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi | demographics1_title2 = Regional | demographics1_info2 = Mahasu Pahari<ref>{{cite web| website=Literary Herald |title=Language and dialect of Himachal Pradesh |url=https://tlhjournal.com/uploads/products/35.shradha-shandil-article.pdf?utm_}}</ref> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 171201 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 91 1783 xxxxxx | registration_plate = HP-09 | website = | footnotes = }}
thumb|Theog in winter thumb|Theog
'''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 {{Convert|28|km|mi}} from state capital Shimla. First settlements were in 1902.<ref>{{cite book|title=Punjab State Gazetteers: pt. A. Simla Hill States|date=1935|publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing, 1935|location=Punjab|page=27|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTBuAAAAMAAJ&q=Theog}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{As of|2011}} India census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/800138-theog-himachal-pradesh.html#:~:text=Theog%20Town%20Population%20Census%202011%20%2D%202023&text=The%20Theog%20Municipal%20Council%20has,of%20Theog%20(M%20Cl).|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2023-09-14|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book|title=Punjab State Gazetteers: pt. A. Simla Hill States|date=1935|publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing, 1935 - Punjab (India)|page=24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTBuAAAAMAAJ&q=theog}}</ref>
==Geography==
Theog is located at {{coord|31.12|N|77.35|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/11/Theog.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Theog]</ref> 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== <!---♦♦♦ Only add a location to this list if they already have their own article on the English Wikipedia ♦♦♦---> <!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order ♦♦♦---> *Jaiee
==Transport== Theog is well connected to Himachal and rest of India through National Highway 5 and National Highway 705.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hppwd.gov.in/Download/NH%20Detail.pdf|title=National Highways in Himachal Pradesh|website=Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department.|access-date=23 May 2018|archive-date=17 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417044309/http://hppwd.gov.in/Download/NH%20Detail.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Theog is 45 km from Shimla airport and 32 km from Shimla railway station.
==See also== *Theog-Kumarsain (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
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==External links== * [https://maps.google.co.in/maps?q=map+theog&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x390585bba826eceb:0x798d4a66798efe44,Theog,+Himachal+Pradesh&gl=in&ei=IUaaUNmjIZHb4QTo84CoDQ&ved=0CCEQ8gEwAA Theog on Google Maps]
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Category:Cities and towns in Shimla district Category:Tehsils of Himachal Pradesh