About Shastri Gaon Village

Shastri Gaon is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 930, made up of 484 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1836 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shastri Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shastri Gaon village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344011
Area (hectares)	1836 hectares
Population	930
Male Population	484
Female Population	446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shastri Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Shastri Gaon is the 80th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1836 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Shastri Gaon

Shastri Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shastri Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Shastri Gaon from other places

Shastri Gaon lies about 53 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gypsum, about 49 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 Shastri Gaon
Tehsil headquarters	Sheo	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gypsum	49 km
District headquarters	Barmer	53 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	53 km

Villages closest to Shastri Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheo 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 Shastri Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Shastri Gaon village had a population of 930. That makes it the 80th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Shastri Gaon village has 484 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shastri Gaon has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Shastri Gaon is 344011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shastri Gaon covers 1836 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shastri Gaon falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shastri Gaon is Gypsum, about 49 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Shastri Gaon.

Shastri Gaon is about 53 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shastri Gaon is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 5.7 km away. Gypsum is about 49 km away. Barmer is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.