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About Sharog Village

Sharog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 148 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, 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 Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 148
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharog compares

By the 2011 count Sharog is the 29th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 <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 Sharog from other places

Sharog lies about 13 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 Sharog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Sharog

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 Sharog

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharog village had a population of 280. That makes it the 29th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Sharog village has 148 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharog has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sharog is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharog covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sharog 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 Sharog.

Sharog is about 13 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 Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 3.0 km away. Summer Hill is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajhol (under 2 km), Kothi Ser (1.6 km) and Rewag (1.6 km).

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

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