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About Shekhawas Village

Shekhawas is a mid sized village in Mandawar tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 391 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Mandawar
Pincode 301407
Area (hectares) 157.22 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 391
Female Population 340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhawas compares

By the 2011 count Shekhawas is the 118th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents. Its 157.22 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Shekhawas

Shekhawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shekhawas 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. The nearest villages by name are Seel Gaon, Seel Gaon Khurd, Shahjadpur and Shahpur. 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 Shekhawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhawas village had a population of 731. That makes it the 118th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,586 residents.

Shekhawas village has 391 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhawas has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Shekhawas is 301407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhawas covers 157.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhawas falls under Mandawar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Shekhawas 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 village for Shekhawas.

Shekhawas is in Mandawar tehsil of Alwar 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 Shekhawas today is likely to be higher.

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