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About Khirjan Asha Village

Khirjan Asha is a large village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,146 males and 1,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirjan Asha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirjan Asha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342028
Area (hectares) 1335 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,146
Female Population 1,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirjan Asha compares

By the 2011 count Khirjan Asha is the 30th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 1335 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, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Khirjan Asha

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

Khirjan Asha lies about 65 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 53 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 Khirjan Asha
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Tivari 53 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 65 km

Villages closest to Khirjan Asha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shergarh 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 Khirjan Asha

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirjan Asha village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 30th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Khirjan Asha village has 1,146 males and 1,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirjan Asha has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Khirjan Asha is 342028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirjan Asha covers 1335 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.

Khirjan Asha falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khirjan Asha is Tivari, about 53 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 Khirjan Asha.

Khirjan Asha is about 65 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirjan Asha is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 13 km away. Tivari is about 53 km away. Jodhpur is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirjan Fatehsingh (under 2 km), Khirjan Khas (under 2 km) and Khirjan Tibna (4.8 km).

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

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