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About Bukar Village

Bukar is a mid sized village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,137, made up of 577 males and 560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1003 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344502
Area (hectares) 1003 hectares
Population 1,137
Male Population 577
Female Population 560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukar compares

By the 2011 count Bukar is the 22nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1003 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Bukar

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

Bukar lies about 68 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 12 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 Bukar
Nearest railway station Gagariya 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 19 km
District headquarters Barmer 68 km
Nearest town Bārmer 68 km

Villages closest to Bukar

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 Bukar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukar village had a population of 1,137. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Bukar village has 577 males and 560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Bukar is 344502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukar covers 1003 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bukar falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bukar is Gagariya, about 12 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 Bukar.

Bukar is about 68 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukar is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 12 km away. Ramsar is about 19 km away. Barmer is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jadam Ka Par (under 2 km), Bukri (1.7 km) and Bheende Ka Par (1.7 km).

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

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