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About Gilakor Village

Gilakor is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,944, made up of 1,024 males and 920 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1039 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilakor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilakor village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342309
Area (hectares) 1039 hectares
Population 1,944
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 920
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilakor compares

By the 2011 count Gilakor is the 40th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 1039 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gilakor

Gilakor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gilakor as Available within 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Ganganagar, Gangasar, Gara and Genan Garh. 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 Gilakor

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilakor village had a population of 1,944. That makes it the 40th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Gilakor village has 1,024 males and 920 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilakor has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gilakor is 342309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilakor covers 1039 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gilakor falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Gilakor notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gilakor.

Gilakor is in Shergarh 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 Gilakor today is likely to be higher.

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