About Bara Kalan Village

Bara Kalan is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,796, made up of 912 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1835 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bhopalgarh
Pincode	342606
Area (hectares)	1835 hectares
Population	1,796
Male Population	912
Female Population	884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Bara Kalan is the 63rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1835 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Bara Kalan

Bara Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Kalan from other places

Bara Kalan lies about 44 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Salwa, about 2.9 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 Bara Kalan
Nearest railway station	Kheri Salwa	2.9 km
Nearest town	Pīpār	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhopalgarh	26 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	44 km

Villages closest to Bara Kalan

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.

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Common questions about Bara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Kalan village had a population of 1,796. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Bara Kalan village has 912 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Kalan has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Bara Kalan is 342606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Kalan covers 1835 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bara Kalan falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bara Kalan is Kheri Salwa, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bara Kalan.

Bara Kalan is about 44 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Kalan is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kheri Salwa is about 2.9 km away. Pīpār is about 13 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.