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About Loonawas Khara Village

Loonawas Khara is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,648, made up of 1,348 males and 1,300 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1398.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loonawas Khara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loonawas Khara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342001
Area (hectares) 1398.13 hectares
Population 2,648
Male Population 1,348
Female Population 1,300
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loonawas Khara compares

By the 2011 count Loonawas Khara is the 22nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1398.13 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Loonawas Khara

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

How far is Loonawas Khara from other places

Loonawas Khara lies about 23 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, about 21 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 Loonawas Khara
Nearest railway station Salawas 21 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 22 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 27 km

Villages closest to Loonawas Khara

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 Loonawas Khara

As per the Census of India 2011, Loonawas Khara village had a population of 2,648. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Loonawas Khara village has 1,348 males and 1,300 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loonawas Khara has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

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

Loonawas Khara covers 1398.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Loonawas Khara falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Loonawas Khara is Salawas, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Loonawas Khara.

Loonawas Khara is about 23 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loonawas Khara is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Salawas is about 21 km away. Sāngaria is about 22 km away. Jodhpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loonawas Charna (under 2 km), Khudala (4.6 km) and Khatawas (5.7 km).

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

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