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About Dahra Village

Dahra is a large village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,216, made up of 1,175 males and 1,041 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dahra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dahra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301022
Area (hectares) 449 hectares
Population 2,216
Male Population 1,175
Female Population 1,041
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dahra compares

By the 2011 count Dahra is the 28th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 449 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 911.

Getting to Dahra

Dahra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dahra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dahra from other places

Dahra lies about 10 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Parisal, about 4.3 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 Dahra
Nearest railway station Parisal 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 10 km
District headquarters Alwar 10 km

Villages closest to Dahra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dahra village had a population of 2,216. That makes it the 28th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Dahra village has 1,175 males and 1,041 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dahra has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Dahra is 301022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dahra covers 449 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dahra falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dahra is Parisal, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance for Dahra.

Dahra is about 10 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dahra is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Parisal is about 4.3 km away. Thanagazi is about 10 km away. Alwar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dera (under 2 km), Bhanwata (3.8 km) and Rah Ka Mala (5.9 km).

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

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