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About Setrau Village

Setrau is a mid sized village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 840, made up of 431 males and 409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1089.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Setrau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Setrau village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344502
Area (hectares) 1089.98 hectares
Population 840
Male Population 431
Female Population 409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Setrau compares

By the 2011 count Setrau is the 39th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 1089.98 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Setrau

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

Setrau lies about 46 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramsar, about 9.4 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 Setrau
Nearest railway station Ramsar 9.4 km
District headquarters Barmer 46 km
Nearest town Bārmer 46 km

Villages closest to Setrau

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 Setrau

As per the Census of India 2011, Setrau village had a population of 840. That makes it the 39th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Setrau village has 431 males and 409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Setrau has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 904.

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

Setrau covers 1089.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Setrau falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Setrau is Ramsar, about 9.4 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 Setrau.

Setrau is about 46 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Setrau is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Ramsar is about 9.4 km away. Barmer is about 46 km away. Bārmer is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chari (5.0 km), Tamliyar (5.6 km) and Khariya Kalan (5.8 km).

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

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