Sheo
Sheo or Shiv is a village in Barmer district of Rajasthan state of India. It is a tehsil headquarters. It is also spelled as Shiv, although Sheo is the preferred way of writing the name. The village is located in the Thar desert.
Sheov
Shiv, She | |
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Tehsil (headquarters) | |
| Sheo | |
| Nickname: Shiv | |
  Sheov Location in Rajasthan, India  Sheov Sheov (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°10′59″N 71°15′0″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | Barmer |
| Founded by | Rajpurohit |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Congress |
| Elevation | 233 m (764 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 50,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 344701 |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ-04 |
| Nearest city | Barmer, Rajasthan |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency) |
Rajput, Mali, Raj purohit and Muslim dominated This village has an important contribution in the politics of Rajasthan, 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. The current Shiv MLA Mr. Amin Khan has been a former Minister of the Government of Rajasthan. At times Mr. Amin Khan has also been in controversies. It is famous for its variety of cuisines, culture and ethnicity.
Demographics
Population of Sheo according to the census 2001 is 3,689. Where Male population is 2,012, while female population is 1,677. Population of Sheo according to the census 2010 is 5,000 approx.[1]