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About Sharai Village

Sharai is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 65 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 59.2 hectares
Population 135
Male Population 65
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharai compares

By the 2011 count Sharai is the 179th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 59.2 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sharai

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

Sharai lies about 4.9 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 Sharai
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 4.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 4.9 km

Villages closest to Sharai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Sharai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharai village had a population of 135. That makes it the 179th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Sharai village has 65 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharai has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Sharai covers 59.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharai falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sharai 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 <5 km distance for Sharai.

Sharai is about 4.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharai is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 4.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shurala (under 2 km), Deothi (under 2 km) and Meheli (under 2 km).

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

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