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About Hanwant Nagar Village

Hanwant Nagar is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 289 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 851 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hanwant Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanwant Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342025
Area (hectares) 469 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 289
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 851
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hanwant Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Hanwant Nagar is the 274th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 469 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Hanwant Nagar

Hanwant Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hanwant Nagar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Hanwant Nagar from other places

Hanwant Nagar lies about 72 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Harlaya, about 45 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 Hanwant Nagar
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Harlaya 45 km
Nearest town Pokaran 58 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 72 km

Villages closest to Hanwant Nagar

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 Hanwant Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanwant Nagar village had a population of 535. That makes it the 274th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Hanwant Nagar village has 289 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanwant Nagar has about 851 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Hanwant Nagar is 342025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hanwant Nagar covers 469 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Hanwant Nagar falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Hanwant Nagar is Harlaya, about 45 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Hanwant Nagar.

Hanwant Nagar is about 72 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanwant Nagar is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 31 km away. Harlaya is about 45 km away. Pokaran is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madasar (under 2 km), Magasar (under 2 km) and Bhaloo Laxman Garh (2.2 km).

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

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