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About Karanwas Village

Karanwas is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,192, made up of 618 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326035
Area (hectares) 1194 hectares
Population 1,192
Male Population 618
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karanwas compares

By the 2011 count Karanwas is the 37th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1194 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Karanwas

Karanwas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karanwas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Karanwas from other places

Karanwas lies about 29 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 25 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 Karanwas
Nearest town Aklera 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 22 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 25 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 29 km

Villages closest to Karanwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanwas village had a population of 1,192. That makes it the 37th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Karanwas village has 618 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanwas has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Karanwas is 326035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanwas covers 1194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karanwas falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Karanwas is Jhalarapatan, about 25 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 5 - 10 km distance for Karanwas.

Karanwas is about 29 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanwas is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 19 km away. Khanpur is about 22 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranwas (under 2 km), Ambala (1.8 km) and Baldeo Pura (2.0 km).

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

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