# Bachwal Village, Chohtan, Barmer (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chohtan, Barmer 

# Bachwal

Bachwal is a village in Chohtan sub-district of Barmer district, Rajasthan, PIN code **344706**. The 2011 Census counted **999 people in 156 households**, the 169th largest of 426 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.3%.

- 999people (2011)
- 156households
- 32.2%literacy
- 344706PIN code

## Bachwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bachwal is 344706.** Bachwal falls in Chohtan sub-district, Barmer district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code344706
- Community development blockChohtan
- Census village code089059

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Bachwal from nearby towns?

- Chohtan (sub-district HQ)92 km by road
- Barmer (district HQ)152 km by road
- Barmer (nearest town)152 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Bachwal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bachwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chohtan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chohtan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bachwal known for?

The main crops are **bajara, guar and jeera**. About 36% of the 1,679 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Bachwal

Of every 100 households in Bachwal in 2011, 3 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bachwal · ■ Chohtan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****2%**

**45%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Bachwal?

■ Bachwal · ■ Chohtan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.2%**

**46.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605**

**920

Working population ****60.9%**

**49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 18.9% for women. 56% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 561 (92%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 39 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chohtan

- Kairnada1,015 people
- Adarsh Kekad1,013 people
- Lachhiye Ka Tala1,011 people
- Chhachhi Beri1,008 people
- Antiya997 people
- Meethi Nadi986 people
- Kothe Ka Tala985 people
- Jaton Ki Basti983 people

[All 427 villages in Chohtan](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/barmer/chohtan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bachwal?344706
- How far is Bachwal from Barmer?152 km by road
- What is the population of Bachwal?999 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachwal in?Barmer district (Chohtan sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Bachwal?32.2% (Census 2011)