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About Bap Village

Bap is one of the larger villages in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,393, made up of 5,479 males and 4,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10981 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bap village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342307
Area (hectares) 10981 hectares
Population 10,393
Male Population 5,479
Female Population 4,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Bap compares

By the 2011 count Bap is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 10981 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bap

Bap 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 Bap 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bap from other places

Bap lies about 139 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bap, about 3.2 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 Bap
Nearest railway station Bap 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 27 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 139 km

Villages closest to Bap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bap village had a population of 10,393. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Bap village has 5,479 males and 4,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bap has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bap is 342307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bap covers 10981 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bap falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bap is Bap, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Bap.

Bap is about 139 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bap is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bap is about 3.2 km away. Phalodi is about 27 km away. Jodhpur is about 139 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bapinee (under 2 km), Bhojon Ki Bap Chak No1 2 (under 2 km) and Bombapura (under 2 km).

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

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