About Shastri Nagar Village

Shastri Nagar is a mid sized village in Kolayat tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 333 males and 299 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1102 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shastri Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shastri Nagar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Kolayat
Pincode	334001
Area (hectares)	1102 hectares
Population	632
Male Population	333
Female Population	299
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	898
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shastri Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shastri Nagar is the 117th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 1102 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Shastri Nagar

Shastri Nagar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Shastri Nagar 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sharah Lavayat, Sharah Pabi Brahmani, Sharah Punolao and Sharah Sandayat. 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.

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Common questions about Shastri Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shastri Nagar village had a population of 632. That makes it the 117th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents.

Shastri Nagar village has 333 males and 299 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shastri Nagar has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Shastri Nagar is 334001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shastri Nagar covers 1102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shastri Nagar falls under Kolayat tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Shastri Nagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Nagar.

Shastri Nagar is in Kolayat tehsil of Bikaner 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.