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About Shergadh Village

Shergadh is a large village in Keshod tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,755, made up of 2,439 males and 2,316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2511.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shergadh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergadh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Keshod
Pincode 362245
Area (hectares) 2511.38 hectares
Population 4,755
Male Population 2,439
Female Population 2,316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shergadh compares

By the 2011 count Shergadh is the 6th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,237 residents. Its 2511.38 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Shergadh

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

Shergadh lies about 34 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Maliya Hatina, about 9.3 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 Shergadh
Nearest railway station Maliya Hatina 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Keshod 12 km
District headquarters Junagadh 34 km

Villages closest to Shergadh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shergadh village had a population of 4,755. That makes it the 6th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,237 residents.

Shergadh village has 2,439 males and 2,316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergadh has about 950 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 Shergadh is 362245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shergadh covers 2511.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shergadh falls under Keshod tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shergadh is Maliya Hatina, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance for Shergadh.

Shergadh is about 34 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergadh is in Keshod tehsil of Junagadh district. Maliya Hatina is about 9.3 km away. Keshod is about 12 km away. Junagadh is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajab (3.7 km), Mesvan (6.3 km) and Movana (15 km).

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

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