About Bhaniyana Village

Bhaniyana is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 943, made up of 499 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2132 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhaniyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhaniyana village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345024
Area (hectares)	2132 hectares
Population	943
Male Population	499
Female Population	444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhaniyana compares

By the 2011 count Bhaniyana is the 95th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 2132 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bhaniyana

Bhaniyana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhaniyana 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhaniyana from other places

Bhaniyana lies about 102 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 32 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 Bhaniyana
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	29 km
Nearest railway station	Ashapura Gomat	32 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	102 km

Villages closest to Bhaniyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhaniyana village had a population of 943. That makes it the 95th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bhaniyana village has 499 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhaniyana has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bhaniyana is 345024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhaniyana covers 2132 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhaniyana falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhaniyana is Ashapura Gomat, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhaniyana.

Bhaniyana is about 102 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhaniyana is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 29 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 32 km away. Jaisalmer is about 102 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.