About Dakhan Village

Dakhan is a large village in Gudha Malani tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,918, made up of 2,055 males and 1,863 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dakhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dakhan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Gudha Malani
Pincode	344033
Area (hectares)	3137 hectares
Population	3,918
Male Population	2,055
Female Population	1,863
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	907
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dakhan compares

By the 2011 count Dakhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 3137 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Dakhan

Dakhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dakhan as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Dabad, Dabhad Bhatiyan, Dabli and Dabli Khurd. 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.

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Common questions about Dakhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dakhan village had a population of 3,918. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Dakhan village has 2,055 males and 1,863 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dakhan has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Dakhan is 344033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dakhan covers 3137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dakhan falls under Gudha Malani tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Dakhan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dakhan.

Dakhan is in Gudha Malani 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.