About Poshal Village

Poshal is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 377 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1762.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poshal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poshal village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344701
Area (hectares)	1762.99 hectares
Population	693
Male Population	377
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	838
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poshal compares

By the 2011 count Poshal is the 135th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1762.99 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Poshal

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

Poshal lies about 45 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Kavas, about 30 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 Poshal
Tehsil headquarters	Sheo	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kavas	30 km
District headquarters	Barmer	45 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	45 km

Villages closest to Poshal

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 Poshal

As per the Census of India 2011, Poshal village had a population of 693. That makes it the 135th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Poshal village has 377 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poshal has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Poshal is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poshal covers 1762.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Poshal falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Poshal is Kavas, about 30 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 Poshal.

Poshal is about 45 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poshal is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 26 km away. Kavas is about 30 km away. Barmer is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.