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About Kalawa Village

Kalawa is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,071, made up of 572 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3105.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344022
Area (hectares) 3105.39 hectares
Population 1,071
Male Population 572
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalawa compares

By the 2011 count Kalawa is the 96th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 3105.39 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kalawa

Kalawa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kalawa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalawa from other places

Kalawa lies about 86 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Tilwara, about 20 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 Kalawa
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 17 km
Nearest railway station Tilwara 20 km
Nearest town Balotra 26 km
District headquarters Barmer 86 km

Villages closest to Kalawa

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 Kalawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalawa village had a population of 1,071. That makes it the 96th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Kalawa village has 572 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalawa has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kalawa is 344022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalawa covers 3105.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalawa falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kalawa is Tilwara, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kalawa is about 86 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalawa is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Pachpadra is about 17 km away. Tilwara is about 20 km away. Balotra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalewa (under 2 km), Meethi Beri (3.0 km) and Daukiyon Ka Tala (3.5 km).

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

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