About Shera Kalan Village

Shera Kalan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shera Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shera Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171001
Area (hectares)	41 hectares
Population	29
Male Population	15
Female Population	14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shera Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Shera Kalan is the 433rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Shera Kalan

Shera Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shera Kalan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shera Kalan from other places

Shera Kalan lies about 7.2 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 6.7 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 Shera Kalan
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	7.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	7.2 km

Villages closest to Shera Kalan

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.

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Common questions about Shera Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Shera Kalan village had a population of 29. That makes it the 433rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Shera Kalan village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shera Kalan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Shera Kalan covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shera Kalan falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Shera Kalan is Summer Hill, about 6.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shera Kalan.

Shera Kalan is about 7.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shera Kalan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 6.7 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.2 km away. Shimla is about 7.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.