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About Khanwar Village

Khanwar is a mid sized village in Jayal tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,242, made up of 632 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanwar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Jayal
Pincode 341027
Area (hectares) 1335 hectares
Population 1,242
Male Population 632
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khanwar compares

By the 2011 count Khanwar is the 77th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 1335 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khanwar

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

Khanwar lies about 22 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Mundwa, about 20 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 Khanwar
Nearest railway station Marwar Mundwa 20 km
District headquarters Nagaur 22 km
Nearest town Nāgaur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jayal 23 km

Villages closest to Khanwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jayal 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 Khanwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanwar village had a population of 1,242. That makes it the 77th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Khanwar village has 632 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanwar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Khanwar is 341027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khanwar covers 1335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khanwar falls under Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khanwar is Marwar Mundwa, about 20 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 Khanwar.

Khanwar is about 22 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanwar is in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district. Marwar Mundwa is about 20 km away. Nagaur is about 22 km away. Nāgaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rol (3.7 km), Bugarda (4.6 km) and Khanpura Manjra (5.3 km).

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

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