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About Sharachi Village

Sharachi is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 264 males and 231 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharachi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharachi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175154
Area (hectares) 224 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 264
Female Population 231
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharachi compares

By the 2011 count Sharachi is the 26th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 224 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sharachi

Sharachi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sharachi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sharachi from other places

Sharachi lies about 24 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 Sharachi
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 24 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 51 km

Villages closest to Sharachi

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

Common questions about Sharachi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharachi village had a population of 495. That makes it the 26th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Sharachi village has 264 males and 231 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharachi has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sharachi is 175154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharachi covers 224 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharachi falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sharachi is Buffer Stop, about 51 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sharachi.

Sharachi 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.

Sharachi is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Buffer Stop is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulthni (2.6 km), Kalhani (2.7 km) and Khanwach (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sharachi today is likely to be higher.

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