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About Shekhnagar Village

Shekhnagar is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,808, made up of 1,450 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 977.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhnagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 977.99 hectares
Population 2,808
Male Population 1,450
Female Population 1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Shekhnagar compares

By the 2011 count Shekhnagar is the 34th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 977.99 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Shekhnagar

Shekhnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shekhnagar as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Satheen, Sekhniyawas, Seva Gaon and Sevki Kalan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shekhnagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhnagar village had a population of 2,808. That makes it the 34th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Shekhnagar village has 1,450 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhnagar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Shekhnagar is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhnagar covers 977.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhnagar falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Shekhnagar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhnagar.

Shekhnagar is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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