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About Bhamatsar Village

Bhamatsar is one of the larger villages in Nokha tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,000, made up of 2,613 males and 2,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3001 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 334801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhamatsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhamatsar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Nokha
Pincode 334801
Area (hectares) 3001 hectares
Population 5,000
Male Population 2,613
Female Population 2,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhamatsar compares

By the 2011 count Bhamatsar is the 21st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents. Its 3001 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Bhamatsar

Bhamatsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhamatsar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhamatsar from other places

Bhamatsar lies about 39 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Surpura, about 9.2 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 Bhamatsar
Nearest railway station Surpura 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nokha 16 km
District headquarters Bikaner 39 km

Villages closest to Bhamatsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhamatsar village had a population of 5,000. That makes it the 21st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,581 residents.

Bhamatsar village has 2,613 males and 2,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhamatsar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Bhamatsar is 334801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhamatsar covers 3001 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhamatsar falls under Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhamatsar is Surpura, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhamatsar.

Bhamatsar is about 39 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhamatsar is in Nokha tehsil of Bikaner district. Surpura is about 9.2 km away. Nokha is about 16 km away. Bikaner is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manyana (2.9 km), Parwa (4.2 km) and Desalsar Bhatiyan (5.0 km).

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

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