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About Sarkali Village

Sarkali is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 158 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 84.9 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 158
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkali compares

By the 2011 count Sarkali is the 23rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 84.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Sarkali

Sarkali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarkali as Available within village. 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 Sarkali from other places

Sarkali lies about 40 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 38 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 Sarkali
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 38 km
Nearest town Solan 40 km
District headquarters Shimla 40 km

Villages closest to Sarkali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkali village had a population of 318. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Sarkali village has 158 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkali has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Sarkali is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarkali covers 84.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkali falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarkali is Salogra, about 38 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 <5 km distance for Sarkali.

Sarkali is about 40 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkali is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 7.4 km away. Salogra is about 38 km away. Solan is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Jhakar (under 2 km), Jangal Jhakar I (under 2 km) and Jangal Kiari (under 2 km).

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

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