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About Bhanka Village

Bhanka is a mid sized village in Desuri tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 264 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhanka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhanka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Desuri
Pincode 306022
Area (hectares) 224.99 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 264
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhanka compares

By the 2011 count Bhanka is the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 224.99 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Bhanka

Bhanka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhanka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhanka from other places

Bhanka lies about 49 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Bhinwaliya, 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 Bhanka
Nearest railway station Bhinwaliya 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Desuri 22 km
Nearest town Sādri 36 km
District headquarters Pali 49 km

Villages closest to Bhanka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhanka village had a population of 512. That makes it the 108th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Bhanka village has 264 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhanka has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Bhanka is 306022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhanka covers 224.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhanka falls under Desuri tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Bhanka is Bhinwaliya, 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 <5 km distance for Bhanka.

Bhanka is about 49 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhanka is in Desuri tehsil of Pali district. Bhinwaliya is about 20 km away. Desuri is about 22 km away. Sādri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mevi Khurd (1.6 km), Gurha Kalan (2.2 km) and Panota (2.8 km).

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

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