About Shankheshvar Village

Shankheshvar is one of the larger villages in Sami tehsil, in the district of Patan, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,042, made up of 4,621 males and 4,421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2665.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384246, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankheshvar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankheshvar village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Patan
Tehsil	Sami
Pincode	384246
Area (hectares)	2665.05 hectares
Population	9,042
Male Population	4,621
Female Population	4,421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankheshvar compares

By the 2011 count Shankheshvar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents. Its 2665.05 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 941.

Getting to Shankheshvar

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

Shankheshvar lies about 52 km from Patan, and the nearest railway station is Venpura, about 25 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 Shankheshvar
Tehsil headquarters	Sami	20 km
Nearest town	Hārij	24 km
Nearest railway station	Venpura	25 km
District headquarters	Patan	52 km

Villages closest to Shankheshvar

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

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Common questions about Shankheshvar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankheshvar village had a population of 9,042. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,865 residents.

Shankheshvar village has 4,621 males and 4,421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankheshvar has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Shankheshvar is 384246. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankheshvar covers 2665.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shankheshvar falls under Sami tehsil of Patan district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Shankheshvar is Venpura, about 25 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 Shankheshvar.

Shankheshvar is about 52 km from Patan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankheshvar is in Sami tehsil of Patan district. Sami is about 20 km away. Hārij is about 24 km away. Venpura is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.