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About Mewasa Village

Mewasa is a mid sized village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 617 males and 529 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1537.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mewasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mewasa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342305
Area (hectares) 1537.8 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 617
Female Population 529
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mewasa compares

By the 2011 count Mewasa is the 143rd largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 1537.8 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Mewasa

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

Mewasa lies about 46 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Mandiyal Kalan, about 15 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 Mewasa
Nearest railway station Mandiyal Kalan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Osian 15 km
Nearest town Nandri 42 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 46 km

Villages closest to Mewasa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Osian 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 Mewasa

As per the Census of India 2011, Mewasa village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Mewasa village has 617 males and 529 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mewasa has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Mewasa is 342305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mewasa covers 1537.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mewasa falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Mewasa is Mandiyal Kalan, about 15 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 Mewasa.

Mewasa is about 46 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mewasa is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Mandiyal Kalan is about 15 km away. Osian is about 15 km away. Nandri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basni Danwara (3.1 km), Danwara (5.0 km) and Kharda Mewasa (5.3 km).

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

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