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About Dholam Village

Dholam is a large village in Chhipabarod tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,611, made up of 1,886 males and 1,725 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1231.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholam village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Chhipabarod
Pincode 325221
Area (hectares) 1231.42 hectares
Population 3,611
Male Population 1,886
Female Population 1,725
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholam compares

By the 2011 count Dholam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 864 residents. Its 1231.42 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Dholam

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

Dholam lies about 52 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Kesholi, about 14 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 Dholam
Tehsil headquarters Chhipabarod 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Kesholi 14 km
Nearest town Chhabra 16 km
District headquarters Baran 52 km

Villages closest to Dholam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholam village had a population of 3,611. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 864 residents.

Dholam village has 1,886 males and 1,725 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholam has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dholam is 325221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholam covers 1231.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dholam falls under Chhipabarod tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dholam is Kesholi, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dholam.

Dholam is about 52 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholam is in Chhipabarod tehsil of Baran district. Chhipabarod is about 4.0 km away. Kesholi is about 14 km away. Chhabra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nalkheri (2.9 km), Ratanpura (2.9 km) and Parolya (3.3 km).

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

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