Village · Bhopalgarh, Jodhpur
# Kalawas

Kalawas is a village in Bhopalgarh sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code 342603. The 2011 Census counted 1,187 people in 214 households, the 82nd largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.
- 1,187 people (2011)
- 214 households
- 60.7% literacy
- 342603 PIN code

## Kalawas PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kalawas is 342603. Kalawas falls in Bhopalgarh sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 342603
- Community development block Bhopalgarh
- Census village code 084797

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kalawas from nearby towns?
- Bhopalgarh (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town) 52 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kalawas?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kalawas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bhopalgarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Bhopalgarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhopalgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kalawas known for?

The main crops are bajara, guar and moth. About 47% of the 1,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kalawas

Of every 100 households in Kalawas in 2011, 24 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kalawas · ■ Bhopalgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 58%
- Toilet within the home 3% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 85%
- Tap water 6% 30%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 19%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93%
- Use banking services 40% 59%
- Television 6% 23%
- Mobile phone 63% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 23%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 3%
- None of these assets 17% 17%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kalawas?

■ Kalawas · ■ Bhopalgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.7% 57.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 929 877
- Working population 54.5% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 42.1% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 455 (70%) · ■ Farm labourers 163 (25%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 21 (3%) · ■ Marginal 7 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bhopalgarh
- Kukarda 1,234 people
- Chhindiya 1,231 people
- Todiyana 1,190 people
- Bandra 1,189 people
- Sanwat Kua Kalan 1,169 people
- Puniyon Ki Basni 1,166 people
- Jointara 1,152 people
- Suwana 1,120 people

All 160 villages in Bhopalgarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kalawas? 342603
- How far is Kalawas from Jodhpur? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Kalawas? 1,187 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalawas in? Jodhpur district (Bhopalgarh sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Kalawas? 60.7% (Census 2011)

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