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About Newra Village

Newra is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,434, made up of 2,262 males and 2,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2562.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Newra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Newra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342303
Area (hectares) 2562.87 hectares
Population 4,434
Male Population 2,262
Female Population 2,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Newra compares

By the 2011 count Newra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 2562.87 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 923.

Getting to Newra

Newra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Newra as Available within 5 - 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 Newra from other places

Newra lies about 46 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Mandiyal Kalan, about 8.0 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 Newra
Nearest railway station Mandiyal Kalan 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Osian 9.2 km
Nearest town Nandri 42 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 46 km

Villages closest to Newra

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 Newra

As per the Census of India 2011, Newra village had a population of 4,434. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Newra village has 2,262 males and 2,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Newra has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Newra is 342303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Newra covers 2562.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Newra falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Newra is Mandiyal Kalan, about 8.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Newra.

Newra 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.

Newra is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Mandiyal Kalan is about 8.0 km away. Osian is about 9.2 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 Newra Road (4.5 km), Bigmi (4.5 km) and Kharda Mewasa (5.9 km).

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

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