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About Banjara Village

Banjara is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 408 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 756 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Banjara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banjara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 756 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 408
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Banjara compares

By the 2011 count Banjara is the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 756 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Banjara

Banjara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Banjara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Banjara from other places

Banjara lies about 69 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bhawi, about 12 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 Banjara
Nearest railway station Bhawi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 13 km
Nearest town Bilāra 13 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 69 km

Villages closest to Banjara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Banjara village had a population of 832. That makes it the 70th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Banjara village has 408 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banjara has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Banjara is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Banjara covers 756 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Banjara falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Banjara is Bhawi, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Banjara.

Banjara is about 69 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banjara is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhawi is about 12 km away. Bilara is about 13 km away. Bilāra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagasani (3.1 km), Birawas (3.2 km) and Khejarla (4.2 km).

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

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