About Sheeshan Village

Sheeshan is a small village in Kolayat tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 98 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1171.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Sheeshan compares

By the 2011 count Sheeshan is the 165th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,206 residents. Its 1171.2 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Sheeshan

Sheeshan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sheeshan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sharah Pabi Brahmani, Sharah Punolao, Sharah Sandayat and Sharah Thoomli. 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.