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About Desar Village

Desar is a mid sized village in Halol tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 685, made up of 357 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389380, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Desar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Desar village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Halol
Pincode 389380
Area (hectares) 110.81 hectares
Population 685
Male Population 357
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Desar compares

By the 2011 count Desar is the 73rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents. Its 110.81 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Desar

Desar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Desar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Desar from other places

Desar lies about 44 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Desar Road, about 3.7 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 Desar
Nearest railway station Desar Road 3.7 km
Nearest town Dākor 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Halol 30 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 44 km

Villages closest to Desar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Desar village had a population of 685. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,447 residents.

Desar village has 357 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Desar has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Desar is 389380. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Desar covers 110.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Desar falls under Halol tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Desar is Desar Road, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Desar.

Desar is about 44 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Desar is in Halol tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Desar Road is about 3.7 km away. Dākor is about 15 km away. Halol is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muvala (23 km), Vadatalav (25 km) and Vav (36 km).

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

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