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About Bhandiyawas Village

Bhandiyawas is a large village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,622, made up of 1,396 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2549.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandiyawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandiyawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Pachpadra
Pincode 344032
Area (hectares) 2549.82 hectares
Population 2,622
Male Population 1,396
Female Population 1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandiyawas compares

By the 2011 count Bhandiyawas is the 28th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 2549.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Bhandiyawas

Bhandiyawas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandiyawas 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandiyawas from other places

Bhandiyawas lies about 94 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Janiyana, about 10 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 Bhandiyawas
Tehsil headquarters Pachpadra 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Janiyana 10 km
Nearest town Balotra 11 km
District headquarters Barmer 94 km

Villages closest to Bhandiyawas

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 Bhandiyawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandiyawas village had a population of 2,622. That makes it the 28th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Bhandiyawas village has 1,396 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandiyawas 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 Bhandiyawas is 344032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandiyawas covers 2549.82 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.

Bhandiyawas falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhandiyawas is Janiyana, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhandiyawas.

Bhandiyawas is about 94 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandiyawas is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Pachpadra is about 5.9 km away. Janiyana is about 10 km away. Balotra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baniyawas (under 2 km), Pachpadra (5.9 km) and Akarli Sutharon Ki Dhani (6.0 km).

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

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