# Shekhala Village, Shergarh, Jodhpur (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/shekhala/ Village · Shergarh, Jodhpur # Shekhala Shekhala is a village in Shergarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **342025**. The 2011 Census counted **2,966 people in 483 households**, the 17th largest of 507 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%. - 2,966people (2011) - 483households - 47.6%literacy - 342025PIN code ## Shekhala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhala is 342025.** Shekhala falls in Shergarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. - PIN code342025 - Community development blockBalesar - Census village code085303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhala from nearby towns? - Shergarh (sub-district HQ)41 km by road - Jodhpur (district HQ)91 km by road - Jodhpur (nearest town)91 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Shekhala? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balesar - ○Degree college10+ km · Shergarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balesar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Shekhala known for? The main crops are **bajara, moth and guar**. About 71% of the 1,917 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Shekhala Of every 100 households in Shekhala in 2011, 42 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhala · ■ Shergarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****42%** **43% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****29%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **92% Use banking services ****40%** **58% Television ****9%** **12% Mobile phone ****61%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****36%** **24% Own their home ****100%** **99% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Shekhala? ■ Shekhala · ■ Shergarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****47.6%** **57.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912** **903 Working population ****34.1%** **42.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.2% for men and 27.2% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (8%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 423 (42%) · **■** Marginal 275 (27%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Shergarh - Gara3,657 people - Judiya3,474 people - Sai3,225 people - Padamgarh3,081 people - Setrawa2,865 people - Sointara2,778 people - Khirjan Tibna2,724 people - Gumanpura2,680 people [All 507 villages in Shergarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/jodhpur/shergarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhala?342025 - How far is Shekhala from Jodhpur?91 km by road - What is the population of Shekhala?2,966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhala in?Jodhpur district (Shergarh sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Shekhala?47.6% (Census 2011)