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About Sharawag Village

Sharawag is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 9 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharawag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171001
Area (hectares) 2.61 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 9
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sharawag compares

By the 2011 count Sharawag is the 475th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 2.61 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Sharawag

Sharawag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sharawag 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sharawag from other places

Sharawag lies about 15 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 Sharawag
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 15 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Sharawag

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 Sharawag

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharawag village had a population of 17. That makes it the 475th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Sharawag village has 9 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharawag has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sharawag is 171001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharawag covers 2.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Sharawag notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sharawag.

Sharawag is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharawag is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 15 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 Sharawag (under 2 km), Palgi Kalan (4.5 km) and Palgi Khurd (4.5 km).

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

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