About Sharog Village

Sharog is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 41 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	83
Male Population	41
Female Population	42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sharog compares

By the 2011 count Sharog is the 282nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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 - 10 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 Sharog from other places

Sharog lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 14 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	Shimla Rural	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	13 km
Nearest railway station	Taradevi	14 km

Villages closest to Sharog

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 Sharog

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharog village had a population of 83. That makes it the 282nd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Sharog village has 41 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharog has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Sharog is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharog covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sharog is Taradevi, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Taradevi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.