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About Bujhawar Village

Bujhawar is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 563 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1631 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bujhawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bujhawar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342012
Area (hectares) 1631 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 563
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bujhawar compares

By the 2011 count Bujhawar is the 65th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1631 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 944.

Getting to Bujhawar

Bujhawar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bujhawar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bujhawar from other places

Bujhawar lies about 12 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Basni, 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 Bujhawar
Nearest railway station Basni 12 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 27 km

Villages closest to Bujhawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bujhawar village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 65th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Bujhawar village has 563 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bujhawar has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bujhawar is 342012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bujhawar covers 1631 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bujhawar falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bujhawar is Basni, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bujhawar.

Bujhawar is about 12 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bujhawar is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Basni is about 12 km away. Jodhpur is about 12 km away. Luni 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 Jhanwar (5.1 km), Basni Silawatan (5.4 km) and Doli (6.3 km).

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

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