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About Vandhar Village

Vandhar is a large village in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,409, made up of 1,768 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1949 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vandhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vandhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Raniwara
Pincode 343029
Area (hectares) 1949 hectares
Population 3,409
Male Population 1,768
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vandhar compares

By the 2011 count Vandhar is the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 1949 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Vandhar

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

Vandhar lies about 64 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Kori, about 10 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 Vandhar
Nearest railway station Marwar Kori 10 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Raniwara 20 km
District headquarters Jalor 64 km

Villages closest to Vandhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Vandhar village had a population of 3,409. That makes it the 15th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Vandhar village has 1,768 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vandhar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Vandhar is 343029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vandhar covers 1949 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vandhar falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Vandhar is Marwar Kori, about 10 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 Vandhar.

Vandhar is about 64 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vandhar is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Marwar Kori is about 10 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 13 km away. Raniwara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatwara (3.1 km), Ropsi (4.3 km) and Varetha (4.6 km).

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

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