About Sharchi Village

Sharchi is a large village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,413, made up of 1,256 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharchi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	345 hectares
Population	2,413
Male Population	1,256
Female Population	1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharchi compares

By the 2011 count Sharchi is the 4th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 345 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Sharchi

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

How far is Sharchi from other places

Sharchi lies about 48 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 63 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 Sharchi
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	8.0 km
Nearest town	Mandi	48 km
District headquarters	Kullu	48 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	63 km

Villages closest to Sharchi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banjar 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 Sharchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharchi village had a population of 2,413. That makes it the 4th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Sharchi village has 1,256 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharchi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Sharchi is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharchi covers 345 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sharchi falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sharchi is Shimla, about 63 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sharchi.

Sharchi is about 48 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharchi is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 8.0 km away. Mandi is about 48 km away. Kullu is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.