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About Dholu Village

Dholu is a mid sized village in Baytoo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 320 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1158.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344034, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholu village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Baytoo
Pincode 344034
Area (hectares) 1158.31 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 320
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholu compares

By the 2011 count Dholu is the 178th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 749 residents. Its 1158.31 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Dholu

Dholu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dholu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dheeraniyon Ki Dhani, Dhetalar, Dhhatarwallon Ka Sara and Dhola Der. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dholu

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholu village had a population of 618. That makes it the 178th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 749 residents.

Dholu village has 320 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholu has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dholu is 344034. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholu covers 1158.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholu falls under Baytoo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Dholu notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Dholu.

Dholu is in Baytoo tehsil of Barmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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