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About Bara Khurd Village

Bara Khurd is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 325 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 418 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Khurd village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342606
Area (hectares) 418 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 325
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bara Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Bara Khurd is the 124th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 418 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 943.

Getting to Bara Khurd

Bara Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Bara Khurd 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bara Khurd from other places

Bara Khurd lies about 43 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Salwa, about 1.6 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Kheri Salwa 1.6 km
Nearest town Pīpār 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 27 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 43 km

Villages closest to Bara Khurd

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 Bara Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Khurd village had a population of 606. That makes it the 124th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Bara Khurd village has 325 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Khurd has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Bara Khurd covers 418 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Bara Khurd is Kheri Salwa, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Bara Khurd 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.

Bara Khurd is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kheri Salwa is about 1.6 km away. Pīpār is about 15 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changawara Khurd (under 2 km), Bara Kalan (under 2 km) and Changawara Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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