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About Baran Khurd Village

Baran Khurd is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,843, made up of 1,987 males and 1,856 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2491.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baran Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baran Khurd village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342303
Area (hectares) 2491.62 hectares
Population 3,843
Male Population 1,987
Female Population 1,856
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baran Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Baran Khurd is the 19th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 2491.62 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Baran Khurd

Baran Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Baran 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baran Khurd from other places

Baran Khurd lies about 55 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Osiyan, about 18 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 Baran Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Osian 17 km
Nearest railway station Osiyan 18 km
Nearest town Nandri 50 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 55 km

Villages closest to Baran Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Osian 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 Baran Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Baran Khurd village had a population of 3,843. That makes it the 19th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Baran Khurd village has 1,987 males and 1,856 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baran Khurd has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Baran Khurd is 342303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baran Khurd covers 2491.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baran Khurd falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Baran Khurd is Osiyan, about 18 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 village for Baran Khurd.

Baran Khurd is about 55 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baran Khurd is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Osian is about 17 km away. Osiyan is about 18 km away. Nandri is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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