About Dhok Village

Dhok is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,050, made up of 1,621 males and 1,429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5063 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhok Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhok village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Chohtan
Pincode	344702
Area (hectares)	5063 hectares
Population	3,050
Male Population	1,621
Female Population	1,429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	882
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhok compares

By the 2011 count Dhok is the 24th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 5063 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Dhok

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

Dhok lies about 46 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Bhachhbar, about 27 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 Dhok
Tehsil headquarters	Chohtan	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Bhachhbar	27 km
District headquarters	Barmer	46 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	46 km

Villages closest to Dhok

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

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Common questions about Dhok

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhok village had a population of 3,050. That makes it the 24th largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Dhok village has 1,621 males and 1,429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhok has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Dhok is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhok covers 5063 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhok falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhok is Bhachhbar, about 27 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 village for Dhok.

Dhok is about 46 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhok is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Chohtan is about 3.3 km away. Bhachhbar is about 27 km away. Barmer is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.