Sheoganj is a town in

Sirohi District Sirohi District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The city of Sirohi is the district headquarters. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Rajasthan (out of 33), after Jaisalmer and Pratapgarh. History In 1948 ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern s ...

state in India located on the bank of

Jawai River Jawai is a river originating in Udaipur district in Aravalli Ranges, a tributary of the Luni River. Sukri river is its main tributary. The river flows in a north-west direction for about , before joining Khari River near Sayala in Jalore dist ...

. Sheoganj is the tehsil headquarters of Sheoganj Tehsil by the same name. Sheoganj is famous for its cloth, jewellery and sweets market in nearby regions of the town. Nearby is the

Erinpura Erinpura is a village in the Rajasthan state of India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous d ...

Chhavani, which was the military base station of the British soldiers. The nearest railway station is Jawai Bandh.

separates

Sumerpur Sumerpur is a city in the south part of Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. Named after Maharaja Sumer Singh of Jodhpur, it came into existence in 1912 on the northern bank of Jawai river. The town is headquarters of the Sumerpur reve ...

and Sheoganj.

Falna Falna is a town and a tehsil in Pali District in Indian state of Rajasthan. Demographics India census, Falna had a population of 24,864. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Falna has an average literacy rate of 66%. Male ...

is within one hour, while

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. 162 km from Jodhpur and 91 km from Udaipur, in a valley on the western sid ...

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 enormous 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 is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...

, 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 {{Authority control Cities and towns in Sirohi district