Bhamatsar is a large village located in Nokha Tehsil of Bikaner District of Rajasthan state, India.[3][4]

Bhamatsar
Village
Bhamatsar is located in Rajasthan
Bhamatsar
Bhamatsar
Location in Rajasthan, India
Bhamatsar is located in India
Bhamatsar
Bhamatsar
Bhamatsar (India)
Coordinates: 27°40′04″N 73°21′43″E / 27.6678°N 73.3620°E / 27.6678; 73.3620
CountryIndia
StateRajasthan
DistrictBikaner
TehsilNokha
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
 • SarpanchManish Saran
Elevation
217 m (712 ft)
Population
 (2011[1])
 • Total5,000
Languages
 • OfficialMarwari, Hindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
334801[2]
Telephone code01532
Vehicle registrationRJ-07, RJ-50
Nearest cityBikaner
TemperatureSummer: 41°C (105°F)
Winter: -7°C (44°F)

It is located 340 kilometres (211 mi) from Jaipur,[5] 209 kilometres (130 mi) from Jodhpur,[6] and 467 kilometres (290 mi) from Mount Abu.[7]

The village is administrated by a sarpanch (head of the village) who is elected every five years. In 2011 the population of the village was 5,000, with 614 households.[8]

Geography edit

The total geographic area of Bhamatsar in 2011 was 3001 hectares. The village lies in the Nokha assembly constituency and the Bikaner parliamentary constituency. The location (village) code of Bhamatsar is 69610.[1]

Demographics edit

The 2011 Census of India recorded the population of Bhamatsar as 5000, of which 2613 were male and 2387 were female. A total of 614 families resided in the village, with 934 children between the ages of 0 and 6. [1]

In 2011, the literacy rate in Bhamatsar village was 66.21 % compared to the 66.11 % in the state. Male literacy was 79.32% while female literacy rate was 51.95%.[1]

Scheduled castes made up 14.54% of the population, while 0.02% of the population was made up of Scheduled tribes. [1]

Of the 2498 people in work, 38.99% of workers described their work as "Main Work" (employed more than 6 months), with 690 owner or co-owner cultivators and 31 agricultural workers. The remaining 61.01% of workers were involved in work for less than 6 months.[1]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Directorate of Census Operations, Rajasthan (2015). Census of India, 2011 - General Population Tables. Vol. 4. Controller of Publications. p. 604.
  2. ^ "Bhamatsar Pin Code". Indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ Rajasthan District Gazetteers: Bikaner. Rajasthan (India): Government Central Press. 1972. p. 339.
  4. ^ "Bhamatsar Pin Code, Bhamatsar , Bikaner Map , Latitude and Longitude , Rajasthan". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Bhamatsar to Jaipur". Bhamatsar to Jaipur. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Bhamatsar to Jodhpur". Bhamatsar to Jodhpur. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Bhamatsar to Mount Abu". Bhamatsar to Mount Abu. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Rajasthan Census 2011 Village wise-Population Above 3000 page 22". Government of Rajasthan. 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2020.