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About Shekhsar Village

Shekhsar is a large village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,666, made up of 1,887 males and 1,779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6046.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhsar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334603
Area (hectares) 6046.8 hectares
Population 3,666
Male Population 1,887
Female Population 1,779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhsar compares

By the 2011 count Shekhsar is the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 6046.8 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Shekhsar

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

Shekhsar lies about 92 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Malkisar, about 12 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 Shekhsar
Nearest railway station Malkisar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 25 km
Nearest town Bhādāsar 44 km
District headquarters Bikaner 92 km

Villages closest to Shekhsar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lunkaransar 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.

Common questions about Shekhsar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhsar village had a population of 3,666. That makes it the 9th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Shekhsar village has 1,887 males and 1,779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhsar has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Shekhsar is 334603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhsar covers 6046.8 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.

Shekhsar falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhsar is Malkisar, about 12 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 Shekhsar.

Shekhsar is about 92 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhsar is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Malkisar is about 12 km away. Lunkaransar is about 25 km away. Bhādāsar is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dheerdan (3.4 km), Gopalyan (4.9 km) and Manafarsar (5.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Shekhsar today is likely to be higher.

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