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About Suwaliya Village

Suwaliya is a large village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,041, made up of 1,072 males and 969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1682.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Suwaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Suwaliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342022
Area (hectares) 1682.77 hectares
Population 2,041
Male Population 1,072
Female Population 969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Suwaliya compares

By the 2011 count Suwaliya is the 39th 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 1682.77 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Suwaliya

Suwaliya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Suwaliya as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Suwaliya from other places

Suwaliya lies about 82 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tilwara, about 64 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 Suwaliya
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 16 km
Nearest town Pokaran 60 km
Nearest railway station Tilwara 64 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 82 km

Villages closest to Suwaliya

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 Suwaliya

As per the Census of India 2011, Suwaliya village had a population of 2,041. That makes it the 39th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Suwaliya village has 1,072 males and 969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Suwaliya has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Suwaliya is 342022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Suwaliya covers 1682.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Suwaliya falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Suwaliya is Tilwara, about 64 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 village for Suwaliya.

Suwaliya is about 82 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Suwaliya is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 16 km away. Pokaran is about 60 km away. Tilwara is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Utwaliya (under 2 km), Deorajgarh (4.2 km) and Rajgarh (4.2 km).

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

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