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About Bagawas Village

Bagawas is a large village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,369, made up of 2,327 males and 2,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bagawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bagawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344032
Area (hectares) 3457 hectares
Population 4,369
Male Population 2,327
Female Population 2,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bagawas compares

By the 2011 count Bagawas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 3457 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 917.

Getting to Bagawas

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

Bagawas lies about 115 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Parlu, about 38 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 Bagawas
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 33 km
Nearest railway station Parlu 38 km
Nearest town Balotra 42 km
District headquarters Barmer 115 km

Villages closest to Bagawas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachpadra 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 Bagawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bagawas village had a population of 4,369. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Bagawas village has 2,327 males and 2,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bagawas has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bagawas is 344032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bagawas covers 3457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bagawas falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bagawas is Parlu, about 38 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 Bagawas.

Bagawas is about 115 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bagawas is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Pachpadra is about 33 km away. Parlu is about 38 km away. Balotra is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagnawas (under 2 km), Meghawas (2.3 km) and Simarkhiya (4.3 km).

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

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