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About Khudal Village

Khudal is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 458 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khudal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khudal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344705
Area (hectares) 2323 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 458
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khudal compares

By the 2011 count Khudal is the 87th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 2323 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Khudal

Khudal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khudal 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khudal from other places

Khudal lies about 73 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Kavas, about 65 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 Khudal
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 22 km
Nearest railway station Kavas 65 km
Nearest town Jaisalmer 68 km
District headquarters Barmer 73 km

Villages closest to Khudal

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 Khudal

As per the Census of India 2011, Khudal village had a population of 873. That makes it the 87th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Khudal village has 458 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khudal has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

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

Khudal covers 2323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khudal falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khudal is Kavas, about 65 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khudal.

Khudal 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.

Khudal is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 22 km away. Kavas is about 65 km away. Jaisalmer is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mati Ka Gol (3.4 km), Bariyara (3.7 km) and Rajdal (4.2 km).

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

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