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About Sheriyaj Village

Sheriyaj is one of the larger villages in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,370, made up of 2,727 males and 2,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 972.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheriyaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheriyaj village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362235
Area (hectares) 972.12 hectares
Population 5,370
Male Population 2,727
Female Population 2,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sheriyaj compares

By the 2011 count Sheriyaj is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 972.12 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sheriyaj

Sheriyaj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sheriyaj 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sarsali, Shaikhpur, Shapur and Sharma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sheriyaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheriyaj village had a population of 5,370. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Sheriyaj village has 2,727 males and 2,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheriyaj has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sheriyaj is 362235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheriyaj covers 972.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheriyaj falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Sheriyaj notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sheriyaj.

Sheriyaj is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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