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About Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti Village

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti is a small village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 194 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 423.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344704
Area (hectares) 423.98 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 194
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti compares

By the 2011 count Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti is the 373rd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 423.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 901.

Getting to Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti

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

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti lies about 63 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 13 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 Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti
Nearest railway station Gagariya 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 31 km
District headquarters Barmer 63 km
Nearest town Bārmer 63 km

Villages closest to Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chohtan 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 Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti

As per the Census of India 2011, Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti village had a population of 355. That makes it the 373rd largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti village has 194 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti is 344704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti covers 423.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti is Gagariya, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti.

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti is about 63 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alkhu Fakir Ki Basti is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 13 km away. Chohtan is about 31 km away. Barmer is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiye Ki Beri (under 2 km), Champa Beri (under 2 km) and Chhachhi Beri (under 2 km).

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

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