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About Bikanwas Village

Bikanwas is a mid sized village in Bhinmal tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 458 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bikanwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bikanwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Bhinmal
Pincode 307515
Area (hectares) 424 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 458
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bikanwas compares

By the 2011 count Bikanwas is the 81st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents. Its 424 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Bikanwas

Bikanwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bikanwas as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bikanwas from other places

Bikanwas lies about 60 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Malwara, about 22 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 Bikanwas
Nearest railway station Malwara 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhinmal 30 km
Nearest town Bhīnmāl 30 km
District headquarters Jalor 60 km

Villages closest to Bikanwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bikanwas village had a population of 903. That makes it the 81st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Bikanwas village has 458 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bikanwas has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Bikanwas is 307515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bikanwas covers 424 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bikanwas falls under Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bikanwas is Malwara, about 22 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bikanwas.

Bikanwas is about 60 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bikanwas is in Bhinmal tehsil of Jalor district. Malwara is about 22 km away. Bhinmal is about 30 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalapura (under 2 km), Jaswant Pura (3.2 km) and Padar (3.3 km).

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

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