Jhalawar

Jhalawar is a district in the Rajasthan State of India. Total area of Jhalawar is 6,219 km² including 6,109.11 km² rural area and 109.89 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Jhalawar has a population of 14,11,129 peoples, out of which urban population is 2,29,291 while rural population is 11,81,838. Jhalawar has a sex ratio of approximately 946 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 227 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 2,83,295 houses in the district, including 45,593 urban houses and 2,37,702 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,488 villages in jhalawar district.

The Jhalawar district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Jhalrapatan is the largest tehsil in jhalawar district by both area and population. Manohar Thana is the smallest tehsil in jhalawar district by both area and population. There are 7 tehsils in Jhalawar district. Here is the list of all Jhalawar Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Jhalawar District

#Tehsil (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Aklera7801,78,571
2Gangdhar9121,67,486
3Jhalrapatan1,2673,56,707
4Khanpur9191,73,193
5Manohar Thana6241,43,075
6Pachpahar6881,79,418
7Pirawa1,0292,12,679

Population of Jhalawar District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 11,81,838 2,29,291 14,11,129
Male Population 6,06,533 1,18,610 7,25,143
Female Population 5,75,305 1,10,681 6,85,986
Population Density 193 / km² 2,087 / km² 227 / km²

Households in Jhalawar District

Particulars Households
Rural Households 2,37,702
Urban Households 45,593
Total Households 2,83,295