# Shekhawas Village, Marwar Junction, Pali (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/pali/marwar-junction/shekhawas/ Village · Marwar Junction, Pali # Shekhawas Shekhawas is a village in Marwar Junction sub-district of Pali district, Rajasthan, PIN code **306103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 451 households**, the 32nd largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.7%. - 1,712people (2011) - 451households - 55.8%literacy - 306103PIN code ## Shekhawas PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhawas is 306103.** Shekhawas falls in Marwar Junction sub-district, Pali district, Rajasthan. - PIN code306103 - Community development blockMarwar Junction - Census village code090954 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhawas from nearby towns? - Marwar Junction (sub-district HQ)50 km by road - Pali (district HQ)71 km by road - Sojat (nearest town)30 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 Shekhawas? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhawas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanyalia - ○Degree college10+ km · Sojat - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sojat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Shekhawas known for? The main crops are **mehandi, bajara and wheat**. About 85% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 324 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 Shekhawas Of every 100 households in Shekhawas in 2011, 83 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Shekhawas · ■ Marwar Junction rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **76% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****9%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **91% Use banking services ****61%** **68% Television ****24%** **26% Mobile phone ****81%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **19% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Shekhawas? ■ Shekhawas · ■ Marwar Junction rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **58.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1140** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **919 Working population ****49.9%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 43.2% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 306 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (18%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 129 (15%) · **■** Marginal 250 (29%) 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 Marwar Junction - Panchetiya1,934 people - Gura Keshar Singh1,777 people - Isali1,758 people - Radawas1,746 people - Barsa1,598 people - Chelawas1,592 people - Gadana1,570 people - Karari1,552 people [All 156 villages in Marwar Junction](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/pali/marwar-junction/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhawas?306103 - How far is Shekhawas from Pali?71 km by road - What is the population of Shekhawas?1,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhawas in?Pali district (Marwar Junction sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Shekhawas?55.8% (Census 2011)