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About Bhanu Nagar Village

Bhanu Nagar is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 285 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanu Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanu Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345025
Area (hectares) 1048 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 285
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanu Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Bhanu Nagar is the 177th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 1048 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bhanu Nagar

Bhanu Nagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhanu Nagar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhagwanpura, Bhagwatipura, Bhainsara and Bhakhri. 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.

Common questions about Bhanu Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanu Nagar village had a population of 540. That makes it the 177th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bhanu Nagar village has 285 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanu Nagar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bhanu Nagar is 345025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanu Nagar covers 1048 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhanu Nagar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Bhanu Nagar notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Bhanu Nagar.

Bhanu Nagar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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