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About Shobholai Village

Shobholai is a mid sized village in Lunkaransar tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,587, made up of 802 males and 785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1940 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shobholai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobholai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Lunkaransar
Pincode 334603
Area (hectares) 1940 hectares
Population 1,587
Male Population 802
Female Population 785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shobholai compares

By the 2011 count Shobholai is the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents. Its 1940 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Shobholai

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

Shobholai lies about 58 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Bamanwali, about 18 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 Shobholai
Nearest railway station Bamanwali 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lunkaransar 27 km
District headquarters Bikaner 58 km

Villages closest to Shobholai

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 Shobholai

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobholai village had a population of 1,587. That makes it the 45th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,709 residents.

Shobholai village has 802 males and 785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobholai has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

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

Shobholai covers 1940 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shobholai falls under Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shobholai is Bamanwali, about 18 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 Shobholai.

Shobholai is about 58 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shobholai is in Lunkaransar tehsil of Bikaner district. Bamanwali is about 18 km away. Lunkaransar is about 27 km away. Bikaner is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alauda (2.8 km), Moosalki (4.1 km) and Kheeleriya (4.8 km).

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

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