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About Sharoli Village

Sharoli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 71 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 71
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharoli compares

By the 2011 count Sharoli is the 113th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sharoli

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

Sharoli lies about 60 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 Sharoli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 60 km

Villages closest to Sharoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharoli village had a population of 137. That makes it the 113th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Sharoli village has 71 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharoli has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sharoli is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharoli covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharoli falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sharoli 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 - 10 km distance for Sharoli.

Sharoli is about 60 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharoli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 24 km away. Shimla is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garei (11 km), Bhamta Shila (13 km) and Newar (13 km).

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

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