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About Sheriyakhan Village

Sheriyakhan is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,081, made up of 1,103 males and 978 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 961.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362250, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheriyakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheriyakhan village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362250
Area (hectares) 961.44 hectares
Population 2,081
Male Population 1,103
Female Population 978
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheriyakhan compares

By the 2011 count Sheriyakhan is the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 961.44 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 946.

Getting to Sheriyakhan

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

Sheriyakhan lies about 26 km from Junagadh, and the nearest railway station is Badodar, about 9.6 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 Sheriyakhan
Nearest railway station Badodar 9.6 km
Nearest town Keshod 13 km
District headquarters Junagadh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Mangrol 35 km

Villages closest to Sheriyakhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheriyakhan village had a population of 2,081. That makes it the 31st largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Sheriyakhan village has 1,103 males and 978 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheriyakhan has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sheriyakhan is 362250. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheriyakhan covers 961.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sheriyakhan falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sheriyakhan is Badodar, about 9.6 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 Sheriyakhan.

Sheriyakhan is about 26 km from Junagadh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheriyakhan is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. Badodar is about 9.6 km away. Keshod is about 13 km away. Junagadh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Osa Ghed (11 km), Ghodadar (26 km) and Lathodra (27 km).

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

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