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About Indawar Village

Indawar is one of the larger villages in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,038, made up of 3,109 males and 2,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3955.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indawar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 3955.74 hectares
Population 6,038
Male Population 3,109
Female Population 2,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Indawar compares

By the 2011 count Indawar is the 10th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 3955.74 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Indawar

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

Indawar lies about 73 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 14 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 Indawar
Tehsil headquarters Merta 14 km
Nearest railway station Merta City 14 km
District headquarters Nagaur 73 km

Villages closest to Indawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Indawar village had a population of 6,038. That makes it the 10th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Indawar village has 3,109 males and 2,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indawar has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Indawar is 341510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indawar covers 3955.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Indawar falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Indawar is Merta City, about 14 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 Indawar.

Indawar is about 73 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indawar is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 14 km away. Merta City is about 14 km away. Nagaur is about 73 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shekhasani (3.6 km), Basni Kachchhawa (3.8 km) and Maliyo Ki Dhani (4.0 km).

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

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