Skip to main content

About Shinapar Village

Shinapar is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 251 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2325.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shinapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shinapar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370602
Area (hectares) 2325.34 hectares
Population 479
Male Population 251
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shinapar compares

By the 2011 count Shinapar is the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 2325.34 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Shinapar

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

Shinapar lies about 118 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 60 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 Shinapar
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 60 km
Nearest town Bhuj 114 km
District headquarters Kachchh 118 km

Villages closest to Shinapar

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 Shinapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shinapar village had a population of 479. That makes it the 36th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Shinapar village has 251 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shinapar has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Shinapar is 370602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shinapar covers 2325.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shinapar falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shinapar is Naliya, about 60 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 Shinapar.

Shinapar is about 118 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shinapar is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 9.0 km away. Naliya is about 60 km away. Bhuj is about 114 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khengarpar (2.8 km), Maldo (3.1 km) and Baiyavo (3.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.