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7,200 women to become sarpanch in Rajasthan: All 1,253 posts in 4 districts reserved for STs
Reported by Bhaskar English.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 83088
- Pincode
- 342902
- Post office
- Gotan
- Population
- 1,387
- Households
- 270
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 934 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 613
Census 2011 · in context
How Shiv compares
By population, Shiv ranks #47 of 128 villages in Merta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−3.4% vs mandal average
- Shiv
- 47.7%
- Merta mandal
- 51.1%
- Nagaur district
- 53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
934
−4 vs mandal average
- Shiv
- 934
- Merta mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
5.1
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Shiv
- 5.1
- Merta mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Shiv at a glance
Shiv is a village of 1,387 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Merta tehsil, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, the 47th-largest of 128 villages in Merta tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 934 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 342902, served by Gotan post office; the LGD village code is 83088. The village votes in Merta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Laxman Ram. The population is estimated at 1,635 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rol Chandawata →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiv · this village | 1,387 | 48% | — |
| Rol Chandawata · Merta | 2,862 | 53% | — |
| Mangliyawas · Merta | 1,209 | 45% | — |
| Chopra Ki Dhani · Merta | 717 | 51% | — |
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Notice board · Shiv
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Shiv
- LGD code
- 83088
- Pincode
- 342902
- Post office
- Gotan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,387
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,635
- Households
- 270
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 934
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajsamand
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Merta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahima Kumari Mewar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Laxman Ram
- Block / Mandal
- Merta
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)