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About Baori Village

Baori is one of the larger villages in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,697, made up of 5,568 males and 5,129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baori village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342037
Area (hectares) 5425 hectares
Population 10,697
Male Population 5,568
Female Population 5,129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baori compares

By the 2011 count Baori is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 5425 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Baori

Baori is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baori 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 Baori from other places

Baori lies about 43 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Mathaniya, 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 Baori
Nearest railway station Marwar Mathaniya 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 31 km
Nearest town Nandri 35 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 43 km

Villages closest to Baori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Baori village had a population of 10,697. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Baori village has 5,568 males and 5,129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baori has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Baori is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baori covers 5425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baori falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Baori is Marwar Mathaniya, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Baori.

Baori is about 43 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baori is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Marwar Mathaniya is about 22 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 31 km away. Nandri is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puniyon Ki Basni (5.5 km), Sanwat Kua Khurd (5.5 km) and Netra (5.7 km).

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

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