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About Gandwan Village

Gandwan is a mid sized village in Kushalgarh tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,172, made up of 567 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandwan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Kushalgarh
Pincode 327801
Area (hectares) 502 hectares
Population 1,172
Male Population 567
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandwan compares

By the 2011 count Gandwan is the 91st largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 926 residents. Its 502 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gandwan

Gandwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandwan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandwan from other places

Gandwan lies about 37 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Bhairongarh, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gandwan
Tehsil headquarters Kushalgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhairongarh 22 km
District headquarters Banswara 37 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 37 km

Villages closest to Gandwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kushalgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gandwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandwan village had a population of 1,172. That makes it the 91st largest of the 377 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 926 residents.

Gandwan village has 567 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandwan has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Gandwan is 327801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandwan covers 502 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandwan falls under Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandwan is Bhairongarh, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandwan.

Gandwan is about 37 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandwan is in Kushalgarh tehsil of Banswara district. Kushalgarh is about 14 km away. Bhairongarh is about 22 km away. Banswara is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhoti Sarwa (under 2 km), Kundiya (under 2 km) and Boriya (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gandwan today is likely to be higher.

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