Village · Osian, Jodhpur
# Bhawad

Bhawad is a village in Osian sub-district of Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, PIN code 342037. The 2011 Census counted 3,756 people in 636 households, the 21st largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.7%.
- 3,756 people (2011)
- 636 households
- 56.8% literacy
- 342037 PIN code

## Bhawad PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhawad is 342037. Bhawad falls in Osian sub-district, Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
- PIN code 342037
- Community development block Bawari
- Census village code 084721

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhawad from nearby towns?
- Osian (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road
- Jodhpur (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jodhpur (nearest town) 40 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhawad?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Bhawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Bawari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Osian
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Osian
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhawad known for?

The main crops are bajara, moth and guar. About 31% of the 2,403 hectares of village land is sown, and 246 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhawad

Of every 100 households in Bhawad in 2011, 63 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhawad · ■ Osian rural average
- Electricity for lighting 63% 44%
- Toilet within the home 6% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 86%
- Tap water 4% 21%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 16%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94%
- Use banking services 39% 52%
- Television 18% 18%
- Mobile phone 79% 76%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 19% 16%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 4%
- None of these assets 15% 19%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhawad?

■ Bhawad · ■ Osian rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.8% 57.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 921
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 894 890
- Working population 37.0% 45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 39.7% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 473 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 73 (5%) · ■ Household industry 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 275 (20%) · ■ Marginal 553 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Osian
- Tapoo 4,128 people
- Rampura Bhatiya 3,917 people
- Baran Khurd 3,843 people
- Bapini Khurd 3,808 people
- Baithwasiya 3,694 people
- Dabri 3,656 people
- Nausar 3,600 people
- Gagari 3,500 people

All 264 villages in Osian

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhawad? 342037
- How far is Bhawad from Jodhpur? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Bhawad? 3,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhawad in? Jodhpur district (Osian sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Bhawad? 56.8% (Census 2011)

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