About Bhikasar Village

Bhikasar is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 762, made up of 430 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4487.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhikasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikasar village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345001
Area (hectares)	4487.3 hectares
Population	762
Male Population	430
Female Population	332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	772
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikasar compares

By the 2011 count Bhikasar is the 51st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 4487.3 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 Bhikasar

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

Bhikasar lies about 2.4 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 56 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 Bhikasar
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Jaisalmer	56 km

Villages closest to Bhikasar

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 Bhikasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikasar village had a population of 762. That makes it the 51st largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Bhikasar village has 430 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikasar has about 772 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 Bhikasar is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhikasar covers 4487.3 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.

Bhikasar falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhikasar is Jaisalmer, about 56 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 Bhikasar.

Bhikasar is about 2.4 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikasar is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 2.4 km away. Jaisalmer is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.