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About Shekhdod Village

Shekhdod is a small village in Sayla tehsil, in the district of Surendranagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 416, made up of 199 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 617.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 363440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhdod Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhdod village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Surendranagar
Tehsil Sayla
Pincode 363440
Area (hectares) 617.63 hectares
Population 416
Male Population 199
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhdod compares

By the 2011 count Shekhdod is the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents. Its 617.63 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Shekhdod

Shekhdod is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhdod 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. The nearest villages by name are Samatpar, Sangoi, Sayla and Sejakpar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekhdod

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhdod village had a population of 416. That makes it the 68th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,853 residents.

Shekhdod village has 199 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhdod has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Shekhdod is 363440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhdod covers 617.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhdod falls under Sayla tehsil of Surendranagar district in Gujarat.

The census record for Shekhdod notes the nearest railway station 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 Shekhdod.

Shekhdod is in Sayla tehsil of Surendranagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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