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About Kheri Salwa Village

Kheri Salwa is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,892, made up of 961 males and 931 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheri Salwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheri Salwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 643.09 hectares
Population 1,892
Male Population 961
Female Population 931
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kheri Salwa compares

By the 2011 count Kheri Salwa is the 61st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 643.09 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kheri Salwa

Kheri Salwa 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 Kheri Salwa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheri Salwa from other places

Kheri Salwa lies about 40 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Salwa, about 3.4 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 Kheri Salwa
Nearest railway station Kheri Salwa 3.4 km
Nearest town Pīpār 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 26 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 40 km

Villages closest to Kheri Salwa

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 Kheri Salwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheri Salwa village had a population of 1,892. That makes it the 61st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Kheri Salwa village has 961 males and 931 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheri Salwa has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

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

Kheri Salwa covers 643.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheri Salwa falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kheri Salwa is Kheri Salwa, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kheri Salwa.

Kheri Salwa is about 40 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheri Salwa is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kheri Salwa is about 3.4 km away. Pīpār is about 20 km away. Bhopalgarh 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 Tigra (2.8 km), Ramrawas Khurd (3.8 km) and Bara Khurd (4.9 km).

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

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