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About Gandhi Sagar Village

Gandhi Sagar is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 346 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandhi Sagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhi Sagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342311
Area (hectares) 883 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 346
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhi Sagar compares

By the 2011 count Gandhi Sagar is the 247th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 883 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, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gandhi Sagar

Gandhi Sagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandhi Sagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gandhi Sagar from other places

Gandhi Sagar lies about 124 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Malar, about 9.9 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 Gandhi Sagar
Nearest railway station Malar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 17 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 124 km

Villages closest to Gandhi Sagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phalodi 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 Gandhi Sagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhi Sagar village had a population of 653. That makes it the 247th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Gandhi Sagar village has 346 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhi Sagar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gandhi Sagar is 342311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandhi Sagar covers 883 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.

Gandhi Sagar falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandhi Sagar is Malar, about 9.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gandhi Sagar.

Gandhi Sagar is about 124 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandhi Sagar is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Malar is about 9.9 km away. Phalodi is about 17 km away. Jodhpur is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aaseji Nagar (under 2 km), Ahopnagar (under 2 km) and Ambadkar Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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