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About Jalwana Village

Jalwana is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 622 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1362.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jalwana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jalwana village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341510
Area (hectares) 1362.15 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 622
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jalwana compares

By the 2011 count Jalwana is the 80th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1362.15 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Jalwana

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

Jalwana lies about 70 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ren, 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 Jalwana
Nearest railway station Ren 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 16 km
District headquarters Nagaur 70 km

Villages closest to Jalwana

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 Jalwana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jalwana village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 80th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Jalwana village has 622 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jalwana has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

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

Jalwana covers 1362.15 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.

Jalwana falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Jalwana is Ren, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Jalwana.

Jalwana is about 70 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jalwana is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ren is about 14 km away. Merta is about 16 km away. Nagaur is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhadhlas Uda (2.5 km), Khera Kishanpura (3.9 km) and Naya Khera (3.9 km).

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

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