Sheoganj
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Sheoganj is a town in Sirohi District
of Rajasthan
state in India located on the bank of Jawai River
. Sheoganj is the tehsil headquarters of Sheoganj Tehsil by the same name.
Nearby is the Erinpura
Chhavani, which was the military base station of the British soldiers. The nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh. Jawai River
separates Sumerpur
and Sheoganj. Falna
is within 1 hour, while Ranakpur
is within 2 hour drive from here.Even Bamnera
which is just 12 km. from Sheoganj is also very close for visiting ancient temples.
, Sheoganj had a population of 24,785. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sheoganj has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sheoganj, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Sirohi district
Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Sirohi is the district headquarters.As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan , after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh.-Demographics:...
of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
state in India located on the bank of Jawai River
Jawai River
Jawai is a river originating in Udaipur district in Aravalli Ranges.Sukri river is its main tributary. It joins Khari river in Jalore district near Sayala. The river flows in a north-west direction for about 96 km...
. Sheoganj is the tehsil headquarters of Sheoganj Tehsil by the same name.
Nearby is the Erinpura
Erinpura
Erinpura or Arenpura is a village in the Rajasthan state of India.Various official sources give rather differing accounts of its location and administrative affiliations:* According to the Sirohi district website...
Chhavani, which was the military base station of the British soldiers. The nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh. Jawai River
Jawai River
Jawai is a river originating in Udaipur district in Aravalli Ranges.Sukri river is its main tributary. It joins Khari river in Jalore district near Sayala. The river flows in a north-west direction for about 96 km...
separates Sumerpur
Sumerpur
Sumerpur is a town in south part of Pali District of Rajasthan state in India.The town is headquarters of the Sumerpur tehsil. Sumerpur lies in the north of the Jawai River and is an important agriculture mandi of Pali, Sirohi and Jalore districts...
and Sheoganj. Falna
Falna
Falna is a town in Pali District in Indian state of Rajasthan. It is an important railway station on Ahmedabad-Jaipur railway line. Falna is 75 km from the district headquarter of Pali....
is within 1 hour, while Ranakpur
Ranakpur
Ranakpur is a village located in Desuri tehsil near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan in western India. It is located between Jodhpur and Udaipur, in a valley on the western side of the Aravalli Range...
is within 2 hour drive from here.Even Bamnera
Bamnera
Bamnera ' is an ancient village situated in Sumerpur tehsil of Pali District in Rajasthan on the Beawar- Radhanpur National Highway No. 14 and the nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh....
which is just 12 km. from Sheoganj is also very close for visiting ancient temples.
Geography
Sheoganj is located at 25.15°N 73.07°E. It has an average elevation of 260 metres (853 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Sheoganj had a population of 24,785. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sheoganj has an average literacy rate of 67%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 56%. In Sheoganj, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.