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About Dharwi Khurd Village

Dharwi Khurd is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 555 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1743 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharwi Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharwi Khurd village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344705
Area (hectares) 1743 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 555
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharwi Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dharwi Khurd is the 65th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1743 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Dharwi Khurd

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

Dharwi Khurd lies about 73 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Kavas, about 63 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 Dharwi Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 25 km
Nearest railway station Kavas 63 km
Nearest town Jaisalmer 71 km
District headquarters Barmer 73 km

Villages closest to Dharwi Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sheo 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 Dharwi Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharwi Khurd village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 65th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Dharwi Khurd village has 555 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharwi Khurd has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Dharwi Khurd is 344705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharwi Khurd covers 1743 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharwi Khurd falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dharwi Khurd is Kavas, about 63 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 Dharwi Khurd.

Dharwi Khurd is about 73 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharwi Khurd is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 25 km away. Kavas is about 63 km away. Jaisalmer is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachanio Ki Dhani (2.8 km), Om Nagar (3.1 km) and Saroop Nagar (3.1 km).

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

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