About Shari Village

Shari is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 93 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shari village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171212
Area (hectares)	115.14 hectares
Population	180
Male Population	93
Female Population	87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shari compares

By the 2011 count Shari is the 179th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 115.14 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 990.

Getting to Shari

Shari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shari from other places

Shari lies about 24 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 Shari
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	8.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Shari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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 Shari

As per the Census of India 2011, Shari village had a population of 180. That makes it the 179th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Shari village has 93 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shari has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Shari is 171212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shari covers 115.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shari falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Shari 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 - 10 km distance for Shari.

Shari is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shari is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.