Sheoganj is a town in
Sirohi District
Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The town of Sirohi is the district headquarters. Abu Road is the largest city in Sirohi District in terms of area and population.
As of 2011 it is the third least populous di ...
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 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 one hour, while
Ranakpur is within two-hour drive from here. Even
Bamnera which is just 12 km. from Sheoganj is also very close for visiting ancient temples.
The district is known for its large pomegranate, papaya, lemon, guava and grapefruit plantations.
Geography
Sheoganj is located at . It has an average elevation of 260 metres (853 feet).
Demographics
Indian
census
A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...
,
Sheoganj had a population of 24,780. Males constitute 83% of the population and females 17%. 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.
References
External links
Culture page on Official website of the Sirohi district* http://sheoganjcity.com/City_pictures.html
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Cities and towns in Sirohi district