# Sharkali Village, Chirgaon, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Chirgaon, Shimla 

# Sharkali

Sharkali is a village in Chirgaon sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171214**. The 2011 Census counted **191 people in 38 households**, the 86th largest of 116 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 191people (2011)
- 38households
- 68.7%literacy
- 171214PIN code

## Sharkali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sharkali is 171214.** Sharkali falls in Chirgaon sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171214
- Community development blockChauhara
- Census village code026600

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sharkali from nearby towns?

- Chirgaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)120 km by road
- Rohru (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sharkali?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sharkali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shima
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rohru
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sharkali known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 42% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sharkali

Of every 100 households in Sharkali in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sharkali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**68%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**38%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**58%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****71%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**80%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****8%**

**12%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sharkali?

■ Sharkali · ■ Chirgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**884

Working population ****60.2%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 62.1% for women. 63% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 47 (41%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (11%) · **■** Marginal 54 (47%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chirgaon

- D.P.F. Bhampar209 people
- Dungiani208 people
- Shagli202 people
- Kutra196 people
- Thalathar189 people
- Atgaon185 people
- Jaghoti176 people
- Barshil174 people

[All 152 villages in Chirgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chirgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sharkali?171214
- How far is Sharkali from Shimla?120 km by road
- What is the population of Sharkali?191 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharkali in?Shimla district (Chirgaon sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sharkali?68.7% (Census 2011)