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About Shri Bhanwar Nagar Village

Shri Bhanwar Nagar is a small village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 199 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 788 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shri Bhanwar Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shri Bhanwar Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345028
Area (hectares) 788 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 199
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
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 Shri Bhanwar Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Shri Bhanwar Nagar is the 227th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 788 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, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Shri Bhanwar Nagar

Shri Bhanwar Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Shri Bhanwar Nagar 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 Shri Bhanwar Nagar from other places

Shri Bhanwar Nagar lies about 108 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 10 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 Shri Bhanwar Nagar
Nearest railway station Ramdevra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 20 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 108 km

Villages closest to Shri Bhanwar Nagar

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.

Common questions about Shri Bhanwar Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Shri Bhanwar Nagar village had a population of 359. That makes it the 227th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Shri Bhanwar Nagar village has 199 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shri Bhanwar Nagar has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Shri Bhanwar Nagar is 345028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shri Bhanwar Nagar covers 788 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.

Shri Bhanwar Nagar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Shri Bhanwar Nagar is Ramdevra, about 10 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 Shri Bhanwar Nagar.

Shri Bhanwar Nagar is about 108 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shri Bhanwar Nagar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 10 km away. Pokaran is about 20 km away. Jaisalmer is about 108 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Major Mangal Nagar (under 2 km), Major Shaitansingh Nagar (under 2 km) and Shivnath Singh Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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