About Sharog Village

Sharog is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 130 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharog village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Nankhari
Pincode	172021
Area (hectares)	105 hectares
Population	274
Male Population	130
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharog compares

By the 2011 count Sharog is the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sharog

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

Sharog lies about 48 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 Sharog
Tehsil headquarters	Nankhari	2.5 km
District headquarters	Shimla	48 km

Villages closest to Sharog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharog village had a population of 274. That makes it the 41st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Sharog village has 130 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharog has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sharog is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharog covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharog falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

Sharog is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharog is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 2.5 km away. Shimla is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.