About Delwan Village

Delwan is a large village in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,357, made up of 1,221 males and 1,136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4128.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Delwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Delwan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Bikaner
Tehsil	Sridungargarh
Pincode	331803
Area (hectares)	4128.68 hectares
Population	2,357
Male Population	1,221
Female Population	1,136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Delwan compares

By the 2011 count Delwan is the 41st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 4128.68 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Delwan

Delwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Delwan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Delwan from other places

Delwan lies about 70 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Shri Dungargarh, about 24 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 Delwan
Tehsil headquarters	Sridungargarh	21 km
Nearest town	Sri Dūngargarh	21 km
Nearest railway station	Shri Dungargarh	24 km
District headquarters	Bikaner	70 km

Villages closest to Delwan

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

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Common questions about Delwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Delwan village had a population of 2,357. That makes it the 41st largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Delwan village has 1,221 males and 1,136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Delwan has about 930 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 Delwan is 331803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Delwan covers 4128.68 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.

Delwan falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Delwan is Shri Dungargarh, about 24 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 5 - 10 km distance for Delwan.

Delwan is about 70 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Delwan is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Sridungargarh is about 21 km away. Sri Dūngargarh is about 21 km away. Shri Dungargarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.