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About Newri Village

Newri is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,916, made up of 1,002 males and 914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2329.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Newri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344026
Area (hectares) 2329.01 hectares
Population 1,916
Male Population 1,002
Female Population 914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Newri compares

By the 2011 count Newri is the 46th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 2329.01 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Newri

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

Newri lies about 116 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Samdari Junction, about 28 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 Newri
Nearest railway station Samdari Junction 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 30 km
Nearest town Balotra 37 km
District headquarters Barmer 116 km

Villages closest to Newri

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 Newri

As per the Census of India 2011, Newri village had a population of 1,916. That makes it the 46th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Newri village has 1,002 males and 914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newri has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

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

Newri covers 2329.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Newri falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Newri is Samdari Junction, about 28 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Newri.

Newri is about 116 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Newri is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Samdari Junction is about 28 km away. Pachpadra is about 30 km away. Balotra 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 Chhachharlai Kalan (3.8 km), Doli Kalan (3.8 km) and Rorwa Kalan (3.8 km).

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

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