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About Khangata Village

Khangata is one of the larger villages in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,516, made up of 3,883 males and 3,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4893 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khangata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khangata village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 4893 hectares
Population 7,516
Male Population 3,883
Female Population 3,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Khangata compares

By the 2011 count Khangata is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 4893 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 943.

Getting to Khangata

Khangata is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khangata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khangata from other places

Khangata lies about 69 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 2.5 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 Khangata
Nearest railway station Umed 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 18 km
Nearest town Pīpār 20 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 69 km

Villages closest to Khangata

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 Khangata

As per the Census of India 2011, Khangata village had a population of 7,516. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Khangata village has 3,883 males and 3,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khangata has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Khangata is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khangata covers 4893 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khangata falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khangata is Umed, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khangata.

Khangata is about 69 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khangata is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Umed is about 2.5 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 18 km away. Pīpār 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 Mirasiya (3.3 km), Basni Khariya (5.2 km) and Palri Siddha (6.0 km).

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

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