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About Gwalnada Village

Gwalnada is a large village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,610, made up of 1,329 males and 1,281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwalnada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwalnada village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344026
Area (hectares) 2179 hectares
Population 2,610
Male Population 1,329
Female Population 1,281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gwalnada compares

By the 2011 count Gwalnada is the 29th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 2179 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Gwalnada

Gwalnada is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gwalnada as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gwalnada from other places

Gwalnada lies about 84 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balotra, about 9.0 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 Gwalnada
Nearest railway station Balotra 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 19 km
District headquarters Barmer 84 km

Villages closest to Gwalnada

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachpadra 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 Gwalnada

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwalnada village had a population of 2,610. That makes it the 29th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Gwalnada village has 1,329 males and 1,281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwalnada has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Gwalnada is 344026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwalnada covers 2179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gwalnada falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gwalnada is Balotra, about 9.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gwalnada.

Gwalnada is about 84 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwalnada is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Balotra is about 9.0 km away. Pachpadra is about 19 km away. Barmer is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aadampura (under 2 km), Hapanada (under 2 km) and Kalawa Nada (under 2 km).

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

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