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About Mokhandi Village

Mokhandi is a mid sized village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 327 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mokhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mokhandi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344021
Area (hectares) 770 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 327
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Mokhandi compares

By the 2011 count Mokhandi is the 106th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 770 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 914.

Getting to Mokhandi

Mokhandi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Mokhandi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mokhandi from other places

Mokhandi lies about 119 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Samdari Junction, about 1.5 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 Mokhandi
Nearest railway station Samdari Junction 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 27 km
Nearest town Siwāna 27 km
District headquarters Barmer 119 km

Villages closest to Mokhandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Siwana 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 Mokhandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Mokhandi village had a population of 630. That makes it the 106th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Mokhandi village has 327 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mokhandi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Mokhandi is 344021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mokhandi covers 770 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.

Mokhandi falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mokhandi is Samdari Junction, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mokhandi.

Mokhandi is about 119 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mokhandi is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Samdari Junction is about 1.5 km away. Siwana is about 27 km away. Siwāna 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 Rani Deshipura (3.7 km), Samdari (4.2 km) and Samdari Station (4.2 km).

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

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