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About Dholera Village

Dholera is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 329 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 304 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 301409
Area (hectares) 304 hectares
Population 608
Male Population 329
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholera compares

By the 2011 count Dholera is the 161st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 304 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Dholera

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

Dholera lies about 42 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Surer, about 8.9 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 Dholera
Nearest railway station Surer 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 9.5 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 9.5 km
District headquarters Alwar 42 km

Villages closest to Dholera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholera village had a population of 608. That makes it the 161st largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Dholera village has 329 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholera has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Dholera is 301409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholera covers 304 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholera falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dholera is Surer, about 8.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dholera.

Dholera is about 42 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholera is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Surer is about 8.9 km away. Rajgarh is about 9.5 km away. Rājgarh is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khurd (1.7 km), Buchpuri (1.9 km) and Saloli (1.9 km).

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

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