About Peelwa Village

Peelwa is one of the larger villages in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,878, made up of 3,041 males and 2,837 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2184 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Peelwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Peelwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Phalodi
Pincode	342309
Area (hectares)	2184 hectares
Population	5,878
Male Population	3,041
Female Population	2,837
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Peelwa compares

By the 2011 count Peelwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 2184 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Peelwa

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

Peelwa lies about 86 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Lohwat, about 21 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 Peelwa
Nearest railway station	Marwar Lohwat	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Phalodi	32 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	86 km

Villages closest to Peelwa

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.

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Common questions about Peelwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Peelwa village had a population of 5,878. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Peelwa village has 3,041 males and 2,837 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Peelwa has about 933 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 Peelwa is 342309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Peelwa covers 2184 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Peelwa falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Peelwa is Marwar Lohwat, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Peelwa.

Peelwa is about 86 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Peelwa is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Lohwat is about 21 km away. Phalodi is about 32 km away. Jodhpur is about 86 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.