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About Khyala Village

Khyala is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 720, made up of 378 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2384.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khyala village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Fatehgarh
Pincode 345027
Area (hectares) 2384.97 hectares
Population 720
Male Population 378
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khyala compares

By the 2011 count Khyala is the 55th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 2384.97 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Khyala

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

Khyala lies about 13 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 47 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 Khyala
Tehsil headquarters Fatehgarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Jaisalmer 47 km

Villages closest to Khyala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khyala village had a population of 720. That makes it the 55th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Khyala village has 378 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khyala has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Khyala is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khyala covers 2384.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khyala falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khyala is Jaisalmer, about 47 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 village for Khyala.

Khyala is about 13 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khyala is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 13 km away. Jaisalmer 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 Ala (under 2 km), Rama (4.8 km) and Sumliyai (5.5 km).

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

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