About Sharontha Village

Sharontha is a mid sized village in Tikar tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 810, made up of 431 males and 379 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharontha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharontha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Tikar
Pincode	171203
Area (hectares)	197 hectares
Population	810
Male Population	431
Female Population	379
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharontha compares

By the 2011 count Sharontha is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 337 residents. Its 197 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sharontha

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

Sharontha lies about 35 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 Sharontha
Tehsil headquarters	Tikar	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Sharontha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharontha village had a population of 810. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 337 residents.

Sharontha village has 431 males and 379 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharontha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Sharontha is 171203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharontha covers 197 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharontha falls under Tikar tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sharontha 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 village for Sharontha.

Sharontha is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharontha is in Tikar tehsil of Shimla district. Tikar is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.