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About Bajawas Village

Bajawas is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 900, made up of 472 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1247.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bajawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bajawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344034
Area (hectares) 1247.77 hectares
Population 900
Male Population 472
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bajawas compares

By the 2011 count Bajawas is the 123rd largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 1247.77 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Bajawas

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

Bajawas lies about 61 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gole, about 9.1 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 Bajawas
Nearest railway station Gole 9.1 km
Nearest town Balotra 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 28 km
District headquarters Barmer 61 km

Villages closest to Bajawas

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 Bajawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bajawas village had a population of 900. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Bajawas village has 472 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bajawas has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Bajawas is 344034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bajawas covers 1247.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bajawas falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bajawas is Gole, about 9.1 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 Bajawas.

Bajawas is about 61 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bajawas is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Gole is about 9.1 km away. Balotra is about 24 km away. Pachpadra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bheemarlai (2.4 km), Bheemarlai Station (2.4 km) and Mekarna (3.8 km).

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

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