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About Bhawal Village

Bhawal is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 631 males and 620 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1474.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341518
Area (hectares) 1474.75 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 631
Female Population 620
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhawal compares

By the 2011 count Bhawal is the 82nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1474.75 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 958.

Getting to Bhawal

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

How far is Bhawal from other places

Bhawal lies about 88 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 20 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 Bhawal
Tehsil headquarters Merta 19 km
Nearest railway station Merta City 20 km
District headquarters Nagaur 88 km

Villages closest to Bhawal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawal village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Bhawal village has 631 males and 620 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawal has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Bhawal is 341518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawal covers 1474.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Bhawal falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhawal is Merta City, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bhawal.

Bhawal is about 88 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawal is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 19 km away. Merta City is about 20 km away. Nagaur is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladwa (2.3 km), Dookiya (3.6 km) and Samdolao Kalan (3.7 km).

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

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