About Jelwa Village

Jelwa is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 375 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jelwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bilara
Pincode	342602
Area (hectares)	383.5 hectares
Population	778
Male Population	375
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Jelwa compares

By the 2011 count Jelwa is the 76th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 383.5 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jelwa

Jelwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jelwa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jelwa from other places

Jelwa lies about 68 km from Jodhpur. 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 Jelwa
Tehsil headquarters	Bilara	8.4 km
Nearest town	Bilāra	8.4 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	68 km

Villages closest to Jelwa

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.

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Common questions about Jelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Jelwa village had a population of 778. That makes it the 76th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Jelwa village has 375 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jelwa has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Jelwa is 342602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jelwa covers 383.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jelwa falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Jelwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Jelwa.

Jelwa is about 68 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jelwa is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bilara is about 8.4 km away. Bilāra is about 8.4 km away. Jodhpur is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.