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About Gandhaw Kalan Village

Gandhaw Kalan is a mid sized village in Gudha Malani tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,226, made up of 652 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhaw Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhaw Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Gudha Malani
Pincode 344031
Area (hectares) 636.36 hectares
Population 1,226
Male Population 652
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhaw Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Gandhaw Kalan is the 101st largest of the 511 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 636.36 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Gandhaw Kalan

Gandhaw Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gandhaw Kalan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gadeshwari, Gadevi, Gadra and Gadra Khichdan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gandhaw Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhaw Kalan village had a population of 1,226. That makes it the 101st largest of the 511 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Gandhaw Kalan village has 652 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhaw Kalan has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Gandhaw Kalan is 344031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhaw Kalan covers 636.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandhaw Kalan falls under Gudha Malani tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Gandhaw Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gandhaw Kalan.

Gandhaw Kalan is in Gudha Malani tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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