About Dhrafa Village

Dhrafa is a large village in Jamjodhpur tehsil, in the district of Jamnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,618, made up of 1,331 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6129.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 360520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhrafa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhrafa village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Jamnagar
Tehsil	Jamjodhpur
Pincode	360520
Area (hectares)	6129.81 hectares
Population	2,618
Male Population	1,331
Female Population	1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhrafa compares

By the 2011 count Dhrafa is the 14th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents. Its 6129.81 hectares work out to about 0.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dhrafa

Dhrafa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhrafa as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhrafa from other places

Dhrafa lies about 56 km from Jamnagar, and the nearest railway station is Jam Jodhpur, about 10 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 Dhrafa
Tehsil headquarters	Jamjodhpur	10 km
Nearest railway station	Jam Jodhpur	10 km
District headquarters	Jamnagar	56 km

Villages closest to Dhrafa

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

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Common questions about Dhrafa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhrafa village had a population of 2,618. That makes it the 14th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,545 residents.

Dhrafa village has 1,331 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhrafa has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Dhrafa is 360520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhrafa covers 6129.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhrafa falls under Jamjodhpur tehsil of Jamnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhrafa is Jam Jodhpur, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhrafa.

Dhrafa is about 56 km from Jamnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhrafa is in Jamjodhpur tehsil of Jamnagar district. Jamjodhpur is about 10 km away. Jam Jodhpur is about 10 km away. Jamnagar is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.