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About Jhonsawa Village

Jhonsawa is a large village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,934, made up of 1,433 males and 1,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 743.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhonsawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhonsawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314035
Area (hectares) 743.36 hectares
Population 2,934
Male Population 1,433
Female Population 1,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhonsawa compares

By the 2011 count Jhonsawa is the 18th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 743.36 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Jhonsawa

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

Jhonsawa lies about 39 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, about 42 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 Jhonsawa
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 19 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 19 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 39 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 42 km

Villages closest to Jhonsawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhonsawa village had a population of 2,934. That makes it the 18th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Jhonsawa village has 1,433 males and 1,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhonsawa has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Jhonsawa is 314035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhonsawa covers 743.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhonsawa falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhonsawa is Shalashah Thana, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jhonsawa.

Jhonsawa is about 39 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhonsawa is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 19 km away. Sāgwāra is about 19 km away. Dungarpur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhemai (2.2 km), Poonchhiyawara (4.4 km) and Padliya Ghanta (5.1 km).

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

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