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About Barawas Village

Barawas is a mid sized village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,053, made up of 575 males and 478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Barawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342306
Area (hectares) 455.92 hectares
Population 1,053
Male Population 575
Female Population 478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Barawas compares

By the 2011 count Barawas is the 150th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 455.92 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Barawas

Barawas 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 Barawas as Available within <5 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 Barawas from other places

Barawas 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 Barawas
Tehsil headquarters Osian 17 km
Nearest railway station Osiyan 18 km
Nearest town Nandri 50 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 55 km

Villages closest to Barawas

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 Barawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Barawas village had a population of 1,053. That makes it the 150th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Barawas village has 575 males and 478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barawas has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Barawas is 342306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Barawas covers 455.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Barawas falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Barawas is Osiyan, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barawas.

Barawas 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.

Barawas 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), Baran Khurd (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 Barawas today is likely to be higher.

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