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About Khurchaniya Village

Khurchaniya is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 487 males and 455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurchaniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurchaniya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326516
Area (hectares) 268.55 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 487
Female Population 455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurchaniya compares

By the 2011 count Khurchaniya is the 52nd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 268.55 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Khurchaniya

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

Khurchaniya lies about 86 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Nathukheri, 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 Khurchaniya
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 10 km
Nearest railway station Nathukheri 12 km
Nearest town Alot 26 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 86 km

Villages closest to Khurchaniya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurchaniya village had a population of 942. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Khurchaniya village has 487 males and 455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurchaniya has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Khurchaniya is 326516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khurchaniya covers 268.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khurchaniya falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khurchaniya is Nathukheri, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khurchaniya.

Khurchaniya is about 86 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurchaniya is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Gangdhar is about 10 km away. Nathukheri is about 12 km away. Alot is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peepalda (under 2 km), Naya Khera (1.9 km) and Guwalad (2.1 km).

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

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