About Shekhawas Village

Shekhawas is a large village in Bhim tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,437, made up of 1,200 males and 1,237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 918 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shekhawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shekhawas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Rajsamand
Tehsil	Bhim
Pincode	311302
Area (hectares)	918 hectares
Population	2,437
Male Population	1,200
Female Population	1,237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shekhawas compares

By the 2011 count Shekhawas is the 8th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 918 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Shekhawas

Shekhawas is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Shekhawas as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Shekhawas from other places

Shekhawas lies about 77 km from Rajsamand, 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
Nearest town	Sojat	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhim	29 km
District headquarters	Rajsamand	77 km

Villages closest to Shekhawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhim 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 2,437. That makes it the 8th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Shekhawas village has 1,200 males and 1,237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shekhawas has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Shekhawas is 311302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shekhawas covers 918 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shekhawas falls under Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Shekhawas.

Shekhawas is about 77 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shekhawas is in Bhim tehsil of Rajsamand district. Bhesana is about 10 km away. Sojat is about 22 km away. Bhim is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.