About Shobh Village

Shobh is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 916, made up of 472 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shobh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shobh village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345001
Area (hectares)	5066 hectares
Population	916
Male Population	472
Female Population	444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shobh compares

By the 2011 count Shobh is the 39th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 5066 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Shobh

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

Shobh lies about 32 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 36 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 Shobh
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	32 km
Nearest railway station	Jaisalmer	36 km

Villages closest to Shobh

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

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Common questions about Shobh

As per the Census of India 2011, Shobh village had a population of 916. That makes it the 39th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Shobh village has 472 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shobh has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Shobh is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shobh covers 5066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shobh falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shobh is Jaisalmer, about 36 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 Shobh.

Shobh is about 32 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shobh is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 32 km away. Jaisalmer is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.