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About Dantra Village

Dantra is a large village in Peesangan tehsil, in the district of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,833, made up of 1,428 males and 1,405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1383.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 305207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Ajmer
Tehsil Peesangan
Pincode 305207
Area (hectares) 1383.9 hectares
Population 2,833
Male Population 1,428
Female Population 1,405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dantra compares

By the 2011 count Dantra is the 11th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,018 residents. Its 1383.9 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dantra

Dantra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dantra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Dantra from other places

Dantra lies about 21 km from Ajmer, and the nearest railway station is Mangaliyawas, about 6.9 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 Dantra
Nearest railway station Mangaliyawas 6.9 km
Nearest town Pushkar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Peesangan 21 km
District headquarters Ajmer 21 km

Villages closest to Dantra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantra village had a population of 2,833. That makes it the 11th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,018 residents.

Dantra village has 1,428 males and 1,405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantra has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dantra is 305207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantra covers 1383.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantra falls under Peesangan tehsil of Ajmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantra is Mangaliyawas, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dantra.

Dantra is about 21 km from Ajmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantra is in Peesangan tehsil of Ajmer district. Mangaliyawas is about 6.9 km away. Pushkar is about 19 km away. Peesangan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lyali Khera (2.2 km), Dodiyana (2.4 km) and Nathoothala (3.8 km).

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

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