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About Khatawas Village

Khatawas is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,181, made up of 1,124 males and 1,057 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1412.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khatawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khatawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342001
Area (hectares) 1412.5 hectares
Population 2,181
Male Population 1,124
Female Population 1,057
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khatawas compares

By the 2011 count Khatawas is the 29th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1412.5 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 944.

Getting to Khatawas

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

Khatawas lies about 25 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hanwant, about 19 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 Khatawas
Nearest railway station Hanwant 19 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 22 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 25 km

Villages closest to Khatawas

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.

Common questions about Khatawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Khatawas village had a population of 2,181. That makes it the 29th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Khatawas village has 1,124 males and 1,057 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khatawas has about 940 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 Khatawas is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khatawas covers 1412.5 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.

Khatawas falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khatawas is Hanwant, about 19 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khatawas.

Khatawas is about 25 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khatawas is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hanwant is about 19 km away. Sāngaria is about 22 km away. Luni 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 Jatiyasani (2.2 km), Khudala (3.1 km) and Loonawas Khurd (3.3 km).

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

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