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About Bakhasar Village

Bakhasar is one of the larger villages in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,120, made up of 2,716 males and 2,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5701 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakhasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakhasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344706
Area (hectares) 5701 hectares
Population 5,120
Male Population 2,716
Female Population 2,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakhasar compares

By the 2011 count Bakhasar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 5701 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bakhasar

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

Bakhasar lies about 36 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Jasai, about 34 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 Bakhasar
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 27 km
Nearest railway station Jasai 34 km
District headquarters Barmer 36 km
Nearest town Bārmer 36 km

Villages closest to Bakhasar

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 Bakhasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakhasar village had a population of 5,120. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Bakhasar village has 2,716 males and 2,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakhasar has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Bakhasar is 344706. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakhasar covers 5701 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.

Bakhasar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bakhasar is Jasai, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bakhasar.

Bakhasar is about 36 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakhasar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 27 km away. Jasai is about 34 km away. Barmer is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhasar (under 2 km), Lakrasar (under 2 km) and Nawatala Bakhasar (under 2 km).

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

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