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About Bukri Village

Bukri is a small village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 239, made up of 111 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344501
Area (hectares) 676 hectares
Population 239
Male Population 111
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,153
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukri compares

By the 2011 count Bukri is the 151st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 676 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bukri

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

Bukri lies about 66 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 11 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 Bukri
Nearest railway station Gagariya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 17 km
District headquarters Barmer 66 km
Nearest town Bārmer 66 km

Villages closest to Bukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukri village had a population of 239. That makes it the 151st largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Bukri village has 111 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukri has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bukri is 344501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukri covers 676 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bukri falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bukri is Gagariya, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Bukri.

Bukri is about 66 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukri is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 11 km away. Ramsar is about 17 km away. Barmer is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bukar (1.7 km), Jadam Ka Par (1.8 km) and Purpuriya (3.3 km).

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

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