About Bhakhri Village

Bhakhri is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 671 males and 623 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2066 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakhri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakhri village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345021
Area (hectares)	2066 hectares
Population	1,294
Male Population	671
Female Population	623
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhakhri compares

By the 2011 count Bhakhri is the 67th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 2066 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Bhakhri

Bhakhri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhakhri 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakhri from other places

Bhakhri lies about 115 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 28 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 Bhakhri
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	24 km
Nearest railway station	Ashapura Gomat	28 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	115 km

Villages closest to Bhakhri

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 Bhakhri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakhri village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 67th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Bhakhri village has 671 males and 623 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakhri has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Bhakhri is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakhri covers 2066 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhakhri falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhakhri is Ashapura Gomat, about 28 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 5 - 10 km distance for Bhakhri.

Bhakhri is about 115 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhakhri is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 24 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 28 km away. Jaisalmer is about 115 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.