About Jhanwar Village

Jhanwar is one of the larger villages in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,648, made up of 2,916 males and 2,732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2038 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhanwar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342001
Area (hectares)	2038 hectares
Population	5,648
Male Population	2,916
Female Population	2,732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhanwar compares

By the 2011 count Jhanwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 2038 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Jhanwar

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

How far is Jhanwar from other places

Jhanwar lies about 16 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Basni, 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 Jhanwar
Nearest railway station	Basni	15 km
Nearest town	Sāngaria	16 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Luni	26 km

Villages closest to Jhanwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhanwar village had a population of 5,648. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Jhanwar village has 2,916 males and 2,732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhanwar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Jhanwar is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jhanwar covers 2038 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jhanwar falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jhanwar is Basni, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Jhanwar.

Jhanwar is about 16 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhanwar is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Basni is about 15 km away. Sāngaria is about 16 km away. Jodhpur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.