About Sharai Village

Sharai is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 698 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sharai village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Tangmarg
Pincode	193101
Area (hectares)	137.2 hectares
Population	1,363
Male Population	698
Female Population	665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sharai compares

By the 2011 count Sharai is the 22nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 137.2 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sharai

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

Sharai lies about 47 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 47 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 Sharai
Nearest town	Pūnch	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tangmarg	33 km
District headquarters	Baramula	47 km
Nearest railway station	Naid Gaam Railway Station	47 km

Villages closest to Sharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sharai village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Sharai village has 698 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sharai has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sharai is 193101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sharai covers 137.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sharai falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sharai is Naid Gaam Railway Station, about 47 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 Sharai.

Sharai is about 47 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sharai is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Pūnch is about 17 km away. Tangmarg is about 33 km away. Baramula is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.