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About Sharkali Village

Sharkali is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 93 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharkali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharkali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171214
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 93
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 Sharkali compares

By the 2011 count Sharkali is the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sharkali

Sharkali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sharkali 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 Sharkali from other places

Sharkali lies about 4.9 km from Shimla. 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 Sharkali
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 4.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 4.9 km

Villages closest to Sharkali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharkali village had a population of 191. That makes it the 84th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Sharkali village has 93 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharkali has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sharkali is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharkali covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharkali falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sharkali notes the nearest railway station 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 Sharkali.

Sharkali is about 4.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharkali is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Pujarli (4.3 km), Hingori (4.8 km) and Dali (5.3 km).

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

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