About Shekhasar Village

Shekhasar is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,245, made up of 677 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2838 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhasar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Phalodi
Pincode	342301
Area (hectares)	2838 hectares
Population	1,245
Male Population	677
Female Population	568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhasar compares

By the 2011 count Shekhasar is the 118th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 2838 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Shekhasar

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

Shekhasar lies about 138 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hindal Goal, about 11 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 Shekhasar
Nearest railway station	Hindal Goal	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phalodi	23 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	138 km

Villages closest to Shekhasar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhasar village had a population of 1,245. That makes it the 118th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Shekhasar village has 677 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhasar has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Shekhasar is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhasar covers 2838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhasar falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhasar is Hindal Goal, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Shekhasar.

Shekhasar is about 138 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhasar is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hindal Goal is about 11 km away. Phalodi is about 23 km away. Jodhpur is about 138 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.