About Shimala Village

Shimala is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 546, made up of 298 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1997.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shimala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shimala village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Phalodi
Pincode	345023
Area (hectares)	1997.97 hectares
Population	546
Male Population	298
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Shimala compares

By the 2011 count Shimala is the 292nd largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1997.97 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Shimala

Shimala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shimala as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Shimala from other places

Shimala lies about 124 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Khara, about 2.4 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 Shimala
Nearest railway station	Marwar Khara	2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phalodi	23 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	124 km

Villages closest to Shimala

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 Shimala

As per the Census of India 2011, Shimala village had a population of 546. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Shimala village has 298 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shimala has about 832 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 Shimala is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shimala covers 1997.97 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.

Shimala falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shimala is Marwar Khara, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Shimala is about 124 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shimala is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Khara is about 2.4 km away. Phalodi is about 23 km away. Jodhpur is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.