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About Ghodawat Village

Ghodawat is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,231, made up of 1,165 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1874.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghodawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghodawat village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 1874.43 hectares
Population 2,231
Male Population 1,165
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghodawat compares

By the 2011 count Ghodawat is the 52nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1874.43 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 Ghodawat

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

Ghodawat lies about 79 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kharia Khangarh, about 15 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 Ghodawat
Nearest railway station Kharia Khangarh 15 km
Nearest town Pīpār 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 32 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 79 km

Villages closest to Ghodawat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghodawat village had a population of 2,231. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Ghodawat village has 1,165 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghodawat has about 915 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 Ghodawat is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghodawat covers 1874.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghodawat falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Ghodawat is Kharia Khangarh, about 15 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 Ghodawat.

Ghodawat is about 79 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghodawat is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kharia Khangarh is about 15 km away. Pīpār is about 25 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khawaspura (2.5 km), Chaukri Khurd (5.7 km) and Chaukri Kalan (6.8 km).

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

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