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About Dhand Village

Dhand is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 778 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhand village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301021
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 778
Female Population 660
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 Dhand compares

By the 2011 count Dhand is the 54th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Dhand

Dhand is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhand 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 Dhand from other places

Dhand lies about 26 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Jadoli Ka Bas, about 9.8 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 Dhand
Nearest railway station Jadoli Ka Bas 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 9.9 km
Nearest town Nagar 24 km
District headquarters Alwar 26 km

Villages closest to Dhand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhand village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 54th largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Dhand village has 778 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhand has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Dhand is 301021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhand covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhand falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhand is Jadoli Ka Bas, about 9.8 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 Dhand.

Dhand is about 26 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhand is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Jadoli Ka Bas is about 9.8 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 9.9 km away. Nagar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhandavas (under 2 km), Resti (under 2 km) and Chhangalki (1.7 km).

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

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