About Bhelani Village

Bhelani is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,027, made up of 571 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 799 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4205.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhelani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhelani village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345027
Area (hectares)	4205.4 hectares
Population	1,027
Male Population	571
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	799
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhelani compares

By the 2011 count Bhelani is the 33rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 4205.4 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Bhelani

Bhelani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhelani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Bhelani from other places

Bhelani lies about 11 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 48 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 Bhelani
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jaisalmer	48 km

Villages closest to Bhelani

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

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Common questions about Bhelani

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhelani village had a population of 1,027. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Bhelani village has 571 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhelani has about 799 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Bhelani is 345027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhelani covers 4205.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhelani falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhelani is Jaisalmer, about 48 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Bhelani.

Bhelani is about 11 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhelani is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 11 km away. Jaisalmer is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.