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About Bhagwa Village

Bhagwa is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,154, made up of 1,669 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhagwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344043
Area (hectares) 2448 hectares
Population 3,154
Male Population 1,669
Female Population 1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwa compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwa is the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 2448 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 914.

Getting to Bhagwa

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

Bhagwa lies about 111 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, 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 Bhagwa
Nearest railway station Balwara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 20 km
Nearest town Siwāna 20 km
District headquarters Barmer 111 km

Villages closest to Bhagwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwa village had a population of 3,154. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Bhagwa village has 1,669 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Bhagwa is 344043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhagwa covers 2448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhagwa falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwa is Balwara, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhagwa.

Bhagwa is about 111 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwa is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Balwara is about 10 km away. Siwana is about 20 km away. Siwāna is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telwara (2.6 km), Darbala (4.3 km) and Dheera (5.7 km).

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

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