About Purkhawas Village

Purkhawas is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 624 males and 618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1580 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purkhawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purkhawas village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342802
Area (hectares)	1580 hectares
Population	1,242
Male Population	624
Female Population	618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Purkhawas compares

By the 2011 count Purkhawas is the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1580 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Purkhawas

Purkhawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purkhawas 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. The nearest villages by name are Pannesingh Nagar, Peeparli, Peshawas and Piprali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Purkhawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Purkhawas village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 51st largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Purkhawas village has 624 males and 618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purkhawas has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Purkhawas is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purkhawas covers 1580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Purkhawas falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Purkhawas notes the nearest railway station 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 Purkhawas.

Purkhawas is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.