About Shankhwali Village

Shankhwali is a large village in Ahore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,420, made up of 1,574 males and 1,846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shankhwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shankhwali village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Ahore
Pincode	307030
Area (hectares)	3227 hectares
Population	3,420
Male Population	1,574
Female Population	1,846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,173
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shankhwali compares

By the 2011 count Shankhwali is the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents. Its 3227 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Shankhwali

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

Shankhwali lies about 15 km from Ahore, and the nearest railway station is Jalor, about 28 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 Shankhwali
Tehsil headquarters	Ahore	15 km
Nearest railway station	Jalor	28 km

Villages closest to Shankhwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shankhwali village had a population of 3,420. That makes it the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,680 residents.

Shankhwali village has 1,574 males and 1,846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shankhwali has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Shankhwali is 307030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shankhwali covers 3227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shankhwali falls under Ahore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shankhwali is Jalor, about 28 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 Shankhwali.

Shankhwali is about 15 km from Ahore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shankhwali is in Ahore tehsil of Jalor district. Ahore is about 15 km away. Jalor is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.