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About Khanpura Village

Khanpura is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 317 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 999.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanpura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345025
Area (hectares) 999.18 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 317
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanpura compares

By the 2011 count Khanpura is the 163rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 999.18 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Khanpura

Khanpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanpura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kartar Nagar, Kelawa, Keraliya and Kerawa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khanpura

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanpura village had a population of 596. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Khanpura village has 317 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanpura has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Khanpura is 345025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanpura covers 999.18 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.

Khanpura falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Khanpura notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Khanpura is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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