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About Bhanwar Village

Bhanwar is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,944, made up of 1,525 males and 1,419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2963.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344706, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanwar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Chohtan
Pincode 344706
Area (hectares) 2963.4 hectares
Population 2,944
Male Population 1,525
Female Population 1,419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanwar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanwar is the 27th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 2963.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Bhanwar

Bhanwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhanwar as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhaduoy Ka Tala, Bhadupura, Bhakhar Pura and Bhalgaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Bhanwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanwar village had a population of 2,944. That makes it the 27th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Bhanwar village has 1,525 males and 1,419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanwar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

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

Bhanwar covers 2963.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanwar falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bhanwar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhanwar.

Bhanwar is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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