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About Shergarh Village

Shergarh is a mid sized village in Atru tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,063, made up of 532 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4036.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shergarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shergarh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Atru
Pincode 325223
Area (hectares) 4036.16 hectares
Population 1,063
Male Population 532
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shergarh compares

By the 2011 count Shergarh is the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 875 residents. Its 4036.16 hectares work out to about 0.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shergarh

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

How far is Shergarh from other places

Shergarh lies about 44 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Salpura, about 21 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 Shergarh
Nearest railway station Salpura 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Atru 22 km
Nearest town Chhabra 31 km
District headquarters Baran 44 km

Villages closest to Shergarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shergarh village had a population of 1,063. That makes it the 35th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 875 residents.

Shergarh village has 532 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shergarh has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shergarh is 325223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shergarh covers 4036.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shergarh falls under Atru tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shergarh is Salpura, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Shergarh.

Shergarh is about 44 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shergarh is in Atru tehsil of Baran district. Salpura is about 21 km away. Atru is about 22 km away. Chhabra is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanwariya (2.9 km), Karjoona (4.3 km) and Barodiya (5.3 km).

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

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