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About Major Shaitansingh Nagar Village

Major Shaitansingh Nagar is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 82 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Major Shaitansingh Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Major Shaitansingh Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345028
Area (hectares) 544 hectares
Population 157
Male Population 82
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
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 Major Shaitansingh Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Major Shaitansingh Nagar is the 275th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 880.

Getting to Major Shaitansingh Nagar

Major Shaitansingh Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Major Shaitansingh Nagar 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 Major Shaitansingh Nagar from other places

Major Shaitansingh Nagar lies about 108 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 10 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 Major Shaitansingh Nagar
Nearest railway station Ramdevra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 20 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 108 km

Villages closest to Major Shaitansingh Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokaran 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 Major Shaitansingh Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Major Shaitansingh Nagar village had a population of 157. That makes it the 275th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Major Shaitansingh Nagar village has 82 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Major Shaitansingh Nagar has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Major Shaitansingh Nagar is 345028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Major Shaitansingh Nagar covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Major Shaitansingh Nagar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Major Shaitansingh Nagar is Ramdevra, about 10 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 Major Shaitansingh Nagar.

Major Shaitansingh Nagar is about 108 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Major Shaitansingh Nagar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 10 km away. Pokaran is about 20 km away. Jaisalmer is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Major Mangal Nagar (under 2 km), Shivnath Singh Nagar (under 2 km) and Shri Bhanwar Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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