About Rathora Village

Rathora is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 388 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1665 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rathora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rathora village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345023
Area (hectares)	1665 hectares
Population	717
Male Population	388
Female Population	329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rathora compares

By the 2011 count Rathora is the 140th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1665 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Rathora

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

Rathora lies about 101 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 12 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 Rathora
Nearest railway station	Ramdevra	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	22 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	101 km

Villages closest to Rathora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rathora village had a population of 717. That makes it the 140th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Rathora village has 388 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rathora has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Rathora is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rathora covers 1665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rathora falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rathora is Ramdevra, about 12 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 Rathora.

Rathora is about 101 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rathora is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 12 km away. Pokaran is about 22 km away. Jaisalmer is about 101 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.