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About Sumarasar Shekhvali Village

Sumarasar Shekhvali is one of the larger villages in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,236, made up of 3,131 males and 3,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2255.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sumarasar Shekhvali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sumarasar Shekhvali village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370001
Area (hectares) 2255.29 hectares
Population 6,236
Male Population 3,131
Female Population 3,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sumarasar Shekhvali compares

By the 2011 count Sumarasar Shekhvali is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 2255.29 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 966.

Getting to Sumarasar Shekhvali

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

Sumarasar Shekhvali lies about 20 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhuj, about 19 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 Sumarasar Shekhvali
Nearest railway station Bhuj 19 km
District headquarters Kachchh 20 km

Villages closest to Sumarasar Shekhvali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhuj 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 Sumarasar Shekhvali

As per the Census of India 2011, Sumarasar Shekhvali village had a population of 6,236. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Sumarasar Shekhvali village has 3,131 males and 3,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sumarasar Shekhvali has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Sumarasar Shekhvali is 370001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sumarasar Shekhvali covers 2255.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sumarasar Shekhvali falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sumarasar Shekhvali is Bhuj, about 19 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 Sumarasar Shekhvali.

Sumarasar Shekhvali is about 20 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sumarasar Shekhvali is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 19 km away. Kachchh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loria (3.4 km), Dhori (4.4 km) and Kunaria Nana Mota (4.4 km).

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

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