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About Sharoh Village

Sharoh is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 38 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 38
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharoh compares

By the 2011 count Sharoh is the 147th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Sharoh

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

Sharoh lies about 6.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 4.9 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 Sharoh
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 4.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 9.7 km

Villages closest to Sharoh

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 Sharoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharoh village had a population of 72. That makes it the 147th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Sharoh village has 38 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharoh has about 895 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 Sharoh is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharoh covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sharoh is Summer Hill, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sharoh.

Sharoh is about 6.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharoh is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 6.7 km away. Seoni is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rauri (under 2 km), Domehar (2.2 km) and Aimbari (2.3 km).

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

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