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About Sheh Village

Sheh is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 180, made up of 96 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3105.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sheh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sheh village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370601
Area (hectares) 3105.79 hectares
Population 180
Male Population 96
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sheh compares

By the 2011 count Sheh is the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 3105.79 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sheh

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

Sheh lies about 124 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 53 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 Sheh
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 26 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 53 km
Nearest town Bhuj 120 km
District headquarters Kachchh 124 km

Villages closest to Sheh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sheh village had a population of 180. That makes it the 64th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Sheh village has 96 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sheh has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sheh is 370601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sheh covers 3105.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sheh falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sheh is Naliya, about 53 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 Sheh.

Sheh is about 124 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sheh is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 26 km away. Naliya is about 53 km away. Bhuj is about 120 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanoj (2.0 km), Kaiyari (4.9 km) and Nara (5.3 km).

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

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