About Shera Village

Shera is a small village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 172 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode	176056
Area (hectares)	53.42 hectares
Population	340
Male Population	172
Female Population	168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shera compares

By the 2011 count Shera is the 73rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 53.42 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Shera

Shera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shera from other places

Shera lies about 9.5 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 3.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Shera
Tehsil headquarters	Nagrota Bagwan	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Nagrota	3.7 km
District headquarters	Kangra	9.5 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	11 km

Villages closest to Shera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Shera

As per the Census of India 2011, Shera village had a population of 340. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Shera village has 172 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shera has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Shera is 176056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shera covers 53.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Shera falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shera is Nagrota, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Shera.

Shera is about 9.5 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shera is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota Bagwan is about 2.8 km away. Nagrota is about 3.7 km away. Kangra is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.