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About Bawri Kalan Village

Bawri Kalan is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,336, made up of 1,848 males and 1,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3760.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bawri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bawri Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344702
Area (hectares) 3760.28 hectares
Population 3,336
Male Population 1,848
Female Population 1,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 805
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bawri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bawri Kalan 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 3760.28 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, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bawri Kalan

Bawri Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bawri Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Bawri Kalan from other places

Bawri Kalan lies about 63 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramsar, about 42 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 Bawri Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Chohtan 20 km
Nearest railway station Ramsar 42 km
District headquarters Barmer 63 km
Nearest town Bārmer 63 km

Villages closest to Bawri Kalan

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 Bawri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bawri Kalan village had a population of 3,336. 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.

Bawri Kalan village has 1,848 males and 1,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bawri Kalan has about 805 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 Bawri Kalan is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bawri Kalan covers 3760.28 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.

Bawri Kalan falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bawri Kalan is Ramsar, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bawri Kalan.

Bawri Kalan 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.

Bawri Kalan is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 20 km away. Ramsar is about 42 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 Booth Rathoran (4.9 km), Ibre Ka Tala (5.3 km) and Dedoosar (6.9 km).

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

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