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About Shamiyan Village

Shamiyan is a mid sized village in Pachpahar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,293, made up of 669 males and 624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 740.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shamiyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shamiyan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Pachpahar
Pincode 326501
Area (hectares) 740.99 hectares
Population 1,293
Male Population 669
Female Population 624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shamiyan compares

By the 2011 count Shamiyan is the 37th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents. Its 740.99 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Shamiyan

Shamiyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shamiyan as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shamiyan from other places

Shamiyan lies about 21 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar Road, about 5.5 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 Shamiyan
Nearest railway station Jhalawar Road 5.5 km
Nearest town Rāmganj Mandi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpahar 21 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 21 km

Villages closest to Shamiyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shamiyan village had a population of 1,293. That makes it the 37th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,055 residents.

Shamiyan village has 669 males and 624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shamiyan has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Shamiyan is 326501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shamiyan covers 740.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shamiyan falls under Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shamiyan is Jhalawar Road, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shamiyan.

Shamiyan is about 21 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shamiyan is in Pachpahar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalawar Road is about 5.5 km away. Rāmganj Mandi is about 14 km away. Pachpahar 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 Kaliyakheri (1.7 km), Khod (2.8 km) and Guradiya Jhala (3.9 km).

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

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