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About Bhakri Village

Bhakri is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 592, made up of 311 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhakri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 1020.8 hectares
Population 592
Male Population 311
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhakri compares

By the 2011 count Bhakri is the 109th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1020.8 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Bhakri

Bhakri 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 Bhakri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhakri from other places

Bhakri lies about 43 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dudia, about 4.6 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 Bhakri
Nearest railway station Dudia 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 17 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 35 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 43 km

Villages closest to Bhakri

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 Bhakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhakri village had a population of 592. That makes it the 109th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Bhakri village has 311 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhakri has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Bhakri is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhakri covers 1020.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhakri falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhakri is Dudia, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Bhakri 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.

Bhakri is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Dudia is about 4.6 km away. Luni is about 17 km away. Sāngaria 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 Bhacharna (2.7 km), Doodiya (4.0 km) and Lakhar Thumb (5.0 km).

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

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