About Shara Village

Shara is a mid sized village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 394 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Aut
Pincode	175121
Area (hectares)	242 hectares
Population	796
Male Population	394
Female Population	402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shara compares

By the 2011 count Shara is the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 242 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Shara

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

How far is Shara from other places

Shara lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 Shara
Tehsil headquarters	Aut	4.3 km
District headquarters	Mandi	24 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	47 km

Villages closest to Shara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shara village had a population of 796. That makes it the 11th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Shara village has 394 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shara has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Shara is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shara covers 242 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shara falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shara is Buffer Stop, about 47 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 village for Shara.

Shara is about 24 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shara is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 4.3 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.