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About Gandawar Village

Gandawar is a mid sized village in Khandar tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,713, made up of 941 males and 772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 820 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1236.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandawar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Khandar
Pincode 322025
Area (hectares) 1236.4 hectares
Population 1,713
Male Population 941
Female Population 772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 820
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandawar compares

By the 2011 count Gandawar is the 23rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents. Its 1236.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 868.

Getting to Gandawar

Gandawar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandawar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gandawar from other places

Gandawar lies about 30 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Girdharpur, about 18 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 Gandawar
Tehsil headquarters Khandar 11 km
Nearest railway station Girdharpur 18 km
Nearest town Sheopur 29 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 30 km

Villages closest to Gandawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandawar village had a population of 1,713. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents.

Gandawar village has 941 males and 772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandawar has about 820 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Gandawar is 322025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandawar covers 1236.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandawar falls under Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gandawar is Girdharpur, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Gandawar.

Gandawar is about 30 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandawar is in Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Khandar is about 11 km away. Girdharpur is about 18 km away. Sheopur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peepalda (under 2 km), Binjari (3.2 km) and Gothra (3.5 km).

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

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