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About Rawar Village

Rawar is a large village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,238, made up of 2,182 males and 2,056 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2842 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342605, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rawar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342605
Area (hectares) 2842 hectares
Population 4,238
Male Population 2,182
Female Population 2,056
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rawar compares

By the 2011 count Rawar is the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 2842 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, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Rawar

Rawar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rawar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Rawar from other places

Rawar lies about 48 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawi, about 13 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 Rawar
Nearest railway station Bhawi 13 km
Nearest town Pīpār 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 22 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 48 km

Villages closest to Rawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rawar village had a population of 4,238. That makes it the 9th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Rawar village has 2,182 males and 2,056 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rawar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Rawar is 342605. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rawar covers 2842 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.

Rawar falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Rawar is Bhawi, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rawar.

Rawar is about 48 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rawar is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhawi is about 13 km away. Pīpār is about 21 km away. Bilara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanawasiya (3.8 km), Olvi (4.9 km) and Bala (5.4 km).

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

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