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About Sharer Village

Sharer is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 150 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 117.98 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 150
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharer compares

By the 2011 count Sharer is the 32nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 117.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 967.

Getting to Sharer

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

Sharer lies about 23 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 8.5 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 Sharer
Nearest railway station Jutogh 8.5 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 17 km
District headquarters Solan 23 km

Villages closest to Sharer

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharer village had a population of 278. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Sharer village has 150 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharer has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sharer is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharer covers 117.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sharer falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sharer is Jutogh, about 8.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sharer.

Sharer is about 23 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharer is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 8.5 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Kandaghat is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanair (under 2 km), Kanshi Pata (under 2 km) and Poabo (2.8 km).

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

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