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About Shekhala Village

Shekhala is a large village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,966, made up of 1,582 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1917 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342025
Area (hectares) 1917 hectares
Population 2,966
Male Population 1,582
Female Population 1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhala compares

By the 2011 count Shekhala is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 1917 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Shekhala

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

How far is Shekhala from other places

Shekhala lies about 68 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 49 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 Shekhala
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 26 km
Nearest railway station Harlaya 49 km
Nearest town Pokaran 64 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 68 km

Villages closest to Shekhala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhala village had a population of 2,966. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Shekhala village has 1,582 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhala has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Shekhala is 342025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhala covers 1917 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Shekhala falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhala is Harlaya, about 49 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shekhala.

Shekhala is about 68 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhala is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 26 km away. Harlaya is about 49 km away. Pokaran is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalandhar Nagar (5.3 km), Jawahar Nagar (5.3 km) and Kesariya Kanwar Nagar (5.3 km).

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

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