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About Shekhpur Goojar Village

Shekhpur Goojar is a mid sized village in Rajakhera tehsil, in the district of Dhaulpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,357, made up of 791 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 716 females per 1000 males. The village covers 330 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 328029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhpur Goojar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhpur Goojar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dhaulpur
Tehsil Rajakhera
Pincode 328029
Area (hectares) 330 hectares
Population 1,357
Male Population 791
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 716
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhpur Goojar compares

By the 2011 count Shekhpur Goojar is the 36th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 330 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 836.

Getting to Shekhpur Goojar

Shekhpur Goojar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhpur Goojar 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shekhpur Goojar from other places

Shekhpur Goojar lies about 17 km from Dhaulpur, and the nearest railway station is Mania, 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 Shekhpur Goojar
Nearest railway station Mania 12 km
District headquarters Dhaulpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajakhera 21 km

Villages closest to Shekhpur Goojar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajakhera 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 Shekhpur Goojar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhpur Goojar village had a population of 1,357. That makes it the 36th largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Shekhpur Goojar village has 791 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhpur Goojar has about 716 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 836.

The pincode recorded for Shekhpur Goojar is 328029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhpur Goojar covers 330 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhpur Goojar falls under Rajakhera tehsil of Dhaulpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhpur Goojar is Mania, 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 <5 km distance for Shekhpur Goojar.

Shekhpur Goojar is about 17 km from Dhaulpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhpur Goojar is in Rajakhera tehsil of Dhaulpur district. Mania is about 12 km away. Dhaulpur is about 17 km away. Rajakhera is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalpur (under 2 km), Rahsena (under 2 km) and Karka Kherli (under 2 km).

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

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