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About Loonawas Khurd Village

Loonawas Khurd is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 373 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Loonawas Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Loonawas Khurd village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342001
Area (hectares) 284 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 373
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Loonawas Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Loonawas Khurd is the 93rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 284 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Loonawas Khurd

Loonawas Khurd is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Loonawas Khurd as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Khurd from other places

Loonawas Khurd lies about 28 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dudia, about 20 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Dudia 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 22 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 25 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 28 km

Villages closest to Loonawas Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Loonawas Khurd village had a population of 722. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Loonawas Khurd village has 373 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Loonawas Khurd has about 936 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 Loonawas Khurd is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Loonawas Khurd covers 284 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Loonawas Khurd is Dudia, about 20 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 10+ km distance for Loonawas Khurd.

Loonawas Khurd is about 28 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Loonawas Khurd is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Dudia is about 20 km away. Luni is about 22 km away. Sāngaria is about 25 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 Kalan (under 2 km), Khatawas (3.3 km) and Gelawas (3.8 km).

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

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