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About Sarhach Village

Sarhach is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 36 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,222 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarhach Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarhach village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 198 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 36
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,222
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarhach compares

By the 2011 count Sarhach is the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 198 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Sarhach

Sarhach is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarhach as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sarhach from other places

Sarhach lies about 55 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 Sarhach
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 22 km
District headquarters Shimla 55 km

Villages closest to Sarhach

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarhach village had a population of 80. That makes it the 147th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Sarhach village has 36 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarhach has about 1222 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Sarhach is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarhach covers 198 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sarhach falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sarhach notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sarhach.

Sarhach is about 55 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarhach is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 22 km away. Shimla is about 55 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 Sarhach (under 2 km), Up Mahal Kutah (under 2 km) and Auli (2.7 km).

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

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