About Bhawad Village

Bhawad is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,756, made up of 1,918 males and 1,838 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2403.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawad village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Osian
Pincode	342037
Area (hectares)	2403.48 hectares
Population	3,756
Male Population	1,918
Female Population	1,838
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawad compares

By the 2011 count Bhawad is the 21st 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 2403.48 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Bhawad

Bhawad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhawad as Available within village. 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 Bhawad from other places

Bhawad lies about 32 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Manaklao, about 13 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 Bhawad
Nearest railway station	Manaklao	13 km
Nearest town	Nandri	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Osian	29 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	32 km

Villages closest to Bhawad

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.

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Common questions about Bhawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawad village had a population of 3,756. That makes it the 21st 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.

Bhawad village has 1,918 males and 1,838 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawad has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Bhawad is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawad covers 2403.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhawad falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhawad is Manaklao, about 13 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Bhawad.

Bhawad is about 32 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawad is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Manaklao is about 13 km away. Nandri is about 26 km away. Osian is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.