About Bhopa Village

Bhopa is a small village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 137 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2171.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

How Bhopa compares

By the 2011 count Bhopa is the 100th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 2171.67 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Bhopa

Bhopa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhopa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhanbhara, Bhelani, Bhikasar and Bhimsar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.