Sheo or Shiv is a village and tehsil headquarters of Sheo tehsil in
Barmer district
Barmer District is a district in Rajasthan state of India. It is located in the western part of Rajasthan state forming a part of the Thar Desert. Barmer was the third largest district by area in Rajasthan and fifth largest district in India, o ...
of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
state of
India
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. It is also spelled as Shiv, although Sheo is the preferred way of writing the name. The village is located in the
Thar desert
The Thar Desert (), also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of in India and Pakistan. It is the world's 18th-largest desert, and the world's 9th-large ...
.
Rajput
Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
,
Mali
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,
Raj purohit and Muslim dominated this village. It has an important contribution in the politics of
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...
, province of India.
Jaswant Singh Jasol, father of the politician of the Sheo region,
Manvendra Singh, has made an important contribution to the politics of
India
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. The current
Sheo MLA is
Ravindra Singh Bhati and first independent win in
constituency's history.It is famous for its variety of cuisines, music, culture and ethnicity.
Demographics
Population of Sheo according to the census 2001 is, 5689. Where Male population is 4,311, while female population is 1,677.
Population of Sheo according to the census 2010 is 10,000 approx.
Sheo Population
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References
Tehsils of Barmer district
Cities and towns in Barmer district
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