About Shekhawas Village

Shekhawas is a mid sized village in Marwar Junction tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,712, made up of 800 males and 912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 653 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhawas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Pali
Tehsil	Marwar Junction
Pincode	306103
Area (hectares)	653 hectares
Population	1,712
Male Population	800
Female Population	912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,140
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhawas compares

By the 2011 count Shekhawas is the 32nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents. Its 653 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Shekhawas

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

Shekhawas lies about 47 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Bhesana, about 10 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 Shekhawas
Nearest railway station	Bhesana	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Marwar Junction	19 km
Nearest town	Sojat	22 km
District headquarters	Pali	47 km

Villages closest to Shekhawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwar Junction 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 Shekhawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Shekhawas village had a population of 1,712. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents.

Shekhawas village has 800 males and 912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhawas has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Shekhawas is 306103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhawas covers 653 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhawas falls under Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shekhawas is Bhesana, about 10 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 Shekhawas.

Shekhawas is about 47 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhawas is in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district. Bhesana is about 10 km away. Marwar Junction is about 19 km away. Sojat is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.