It is surrounded by high mountains and river. The valley, where all of the Sheghnan villages lie, extends form North to South. The weather in Sheghnan is cold. There are many educated people in the district. The reason that there are many educated people and schools seems to be shortage of land.
Most people are unemployed and go to school in order to start a career.
As most of the graduates became teachers, many more became interested to school. That has caused the number of schools to increase. There are eight high schools and many elementary schools in the district. Now, when there is no salary there are very poor living conditions. Many do not receive adequate diets and as a result go hungry.