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About Tanawara Village

Tanawara is a large village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,844, made up of 1,480 males and 1,364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1621 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tanawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tanawara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342013
Area (hectares) 1621 hectares
Population 2,844
Male Population 1,480
Female Population 1,364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Tanawara compares

By the 2011 count Tanawara is the 19th 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 1621 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Tanawara

Tanawara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Tanawara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Tanawara from other places

Tanawara lies about 12 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, about 2.4 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 Tanawara
Nearest railway station Salawas 2.4 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 3.8 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 17 km

Villages closest to Tanawara

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 Tanawara

As per the Census of India 2011, Tanawara village had a population of 2,844. That makes it the 19th 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.

Tanawara village has 1,480 males and 1,364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tanawara has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Tanawara is 342013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tanawara covers 1621 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Tanawara falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Tanawara is Salawas, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Tanawara.

Tanawara is about 12 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tanawara is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Salawas is about 2.4 km away. Sāngaria is about 3.8 km away. Jodhpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhakrasani (3.3 km), Salawas (4.7 km) and Salawas Rly Station (4.7 km).

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

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