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About Kheerwa Village

Kheerwa is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 969, made up of 504 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3665 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheerwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheerwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342301
Area (hectares) 3665 hectares
Population 969
Male Population 504
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kheerwa compares

By the 2011 count Kheerwa is the 168th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 3665 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kheerwa

Kheerwa is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kheerwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kheerwa from other places

Kheerwa lies about 132 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Hindal Goal, about under 2 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 Kheerwa
Nearest railway station Hindal Goal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 18 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 132 km

Villages closest to Kheerwa

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 Kheerwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheerwa village had a population of 969. That makes it the 168th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Kheerwa village has 504 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheerwa has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Kheerwa is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheerwa covers 3665 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kheerwa falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kheerwa is Hindal Goal, about under 2 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 10+ km distance for Kheerwa.

Kheerwa is about 132 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheerwa is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Hindal Goal is about under 2 km away. Phalodi is about 18 km away. Jodhpur is about 132 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hindal Gol (4.3 km), Baghaura (4.4 km) and Bari Dhani (5.6 km).

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

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