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About Suwala Village

Suwala is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 848, made up of 454 males and 394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1350 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suwala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Sheo
Pincode 344701
Area (hectares) 1350 hectares
Population 848
Male Population 454
Female Population 394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suwala compares

By the 2011 count Suwala is the 95th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 1350 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 Suwala

Suwala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Suwala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Suwala from other places

Suwala lies about 47 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 40 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 Suwala
Tehsil headquarters Sheo 17 km
Nearest railway station Khadeen 40 km
District headquarters Barmer 47 km
Nearest town Bārmer 47 km

Villages closest to Suwala

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 Suwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Suwala village had a population of 848. That makes it the 95th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Suwala village has 454 males and 394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suwala has about 868 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 Suwala is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suwala covers 1350 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.

Suwala falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Suwala is Khadeen, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Suwala.

Suwala is about 47 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suwala is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 17 km away. Khadeen is about 40 km away. Barmer is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balasar (2.3 km), Lalasar (2.3 km) and Matuon Ki Dhani (7.1 km).

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

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