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About Loonkhanda Village

Loonkhanda is a mid sized village in Nimbahera tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,150, made up of 578 males and 572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loonkhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loonkhanda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Nimbahera
Pincode 312601
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 1,150
Male Population 578
Female Population 572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loonkhanda compares

By the 2011 count Loonkhanda is the 43rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Loonkhanda

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

Loonkhanda lies about 34 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jawad Road, about 18 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 Loonkhanda
Nearest railway station Jawad Road 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimbahera 21 km
Nearest town Nīmbāhera 21 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 34 km

Villages closest to Loonkhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Loonkhanda village had a population of 1,150. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,019 residents.

Loonkhanda village has 578 males and 572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loonkhanda has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Loonkhanda is 312601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loonkhanda covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Loonkhanda falls under Nimbahera tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Loonkhanda is Jawad Road, about 18 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 Loonkhanda.

Loonkhanda is about 34 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loonkhanda is in Nimbahera tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Jawad Road is about 18 km away. Nimbahera is about 21 km away. Nīmbāhera is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peelkheri (1.7 km), Bhuwaniya Kheri (2.3 km) and Anoppura (2.9 km).

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

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