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About Bhangarh Village

Bhangarh is a mid sized village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 799, made up of 436 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 739.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhangarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhangarh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342023
Area (hectares) 739.88 hectares
Population 799
Male Population 436
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhangarh compares

By the 2011 count Bhangarh is the 166th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 739.88 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Bhangarh

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

Bhangarh lies about 68 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 54 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 Bhangarh
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 16 km
Nearest railway station Tivari 54 km
Nearest town Pokaran 67 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 68 km

Villages closest to Bhangarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhangarh village had a population of 799. That makes it the 166th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Bhangarh village has 436 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhangarh has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Bhangarh is 342023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhangarh covers 739.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhangarh falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhangarh is Tivari, about 54 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 Bhangarh.

Bhangarh is about 68 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhangarh is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 16 km away. Tivari is about 54 km away. Pokaran is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abhaygarh (under 2 km), Gara (under 2 km) and Raisar (4.5 km).

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

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