About Shakkar Garh Village

Shakkar Garh is a large village in Jahazpur tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,985, made up of 2,041 males and 1,944 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1296.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shakkar Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shakkar Garh village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bhilwara
Tehsil	Jahazpur
Pincode	311203
Area (hectares)	1296.48 hectares
Population	3,985
Male Population	2,041
Female Population	1,944
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shakkar Garh compares

By the 2011 count Shakkar Garh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 886 residents. Its 1296.48 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Shakkar Garh

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

Shakkar Garh lies about 70 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Jalindri, about 20 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 Shakkar Garh
Tehsil headquarters	Jahazpur	18 km
Nearest town	Jahāzpur	18 km
Nearest railway station	Jalindri	20 km
District headquarters	Bhilwara	70 km

Villages closest to Shakkar Garh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jahazpur 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 Shakkar Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shakkar Garh village had a population of 3,985. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 886 residents.

Shakkar Garh village has 2,041 males and 1,944 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shakkar Garh has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Shakkar Garh is 311203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shakkar Garh covers 1296.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shakkar Garh falls under Jahazpur tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shakkar Garh is Jalindri, about 20 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 Shakkar Garh.

Shakkar Garh is about 70 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shakkar Garh is in Jahazpur tehsil of Bhilwara district. Jahazpur is about 18 km away. Jahāzpur is about 18 km away. Jalindri is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.