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About Kitpala Village

Kitpala is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,721, made up of 953 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1326.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kitpala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kitpala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344025
Area (hectares) 1326.76 hectares
Population 1,721
Male Population 953
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kitpala compares

By the 2011 count Kitpala is the 51st largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 1326.76 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Kitpala

Kitpala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kitpala 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 Kitpala from other places

Kitpala lies about 65 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gole, about 14 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 Kitpala
Nearest railway station Gole 14 km
Nearest town Balotra 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 27 km
District headquarters Barmer 65 km

Villages closest to Kitpala

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 Kitpala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kitpala village had a population of 1,721. That makes it the 51st largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Kitpala village has 953 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kitpala has about 806 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 Kitpala is 344025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kitpala covers 1326.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kitpala falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kitpala is Gole, about 14 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 Kitpala.

Kitpala is about 65 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kitpala is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Gole is about 14 km away. Balotra is about 21 km away. Pachpadra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Simaliya (1.9 km), Sinli Jageer (2.4 km) and Variya Tagji (5.5 km).

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

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