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About Shari Village

Shari is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 51 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 51
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shari compares

By the 2011 count Shari is the 129th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 1036.

Getting to Shari

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

Shari lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 12 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 Shari
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Shari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shari village had a population of 99. That makes it the 129th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Shari village has 51 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shari has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Shari is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shari covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shari falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shari is Summer Hill, about 12 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 Shari.

Shari is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shari is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.0 km away. Summer Hill is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 14 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 Shahli (under 2 km), Shahli (under 2 km) and Chalahal (under 2 km).

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

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