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About Shokaliya Village

Shokaliya is a large village in Sarwar tehsil, in the district of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,032 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1456.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 305601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shokaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shokaliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Ajmer
Tehsil Sarwar
Pincode 305601
Area (hectares) 1456.79 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,032
Female Population 999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shokaliya compares

By the 2011 count Shokaliya is the 12th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents. Its 1456.79 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Shokaliya

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

Shokaliya lies about 34 km from Ajmer, and the nearest railway station is Jharwasaa, about 16 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 Shokaliya
Nearest railway station Jharwasaa 16 km
Nearest town Nasīrābād 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarwar 23 km
District headquarters Ajmer 34 km

Villages closest to Shokaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shokaliya village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 12th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,214 residents.

Shokaliya village has 1,032 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shokaliya has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Shokaliya is 305601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shokaliya covers 1456.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shokaliya falls under Sarwar tehsil of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shokaliya is Jharwasaa, about 16 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 Shokaliya.

Shokaliya is about 34 km from Ajmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shokaliya is in Sarwar tehsil of Ajmer district. Jharwasaa is about 16 km away. Nasīrābād is about 16 km away. Sarwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopura (1.6 km), Shokli (2.8 km) and Kotri (5.1 km).

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

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