About Dholiya Village

Dholiya is a mid sized village in Sheo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 956, made up of 503 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2552.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dholiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dholiya village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Sheo
Pincode	344701
Area (hectares)	2552.15 hectares
Population	956
Male Population	503
Female Population	453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dholiya compares

By the 2011 count Dholiya is the 75th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 796 residents. Its 2552.15 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 well above the tehsil average of 861.

Getting to Dholiya

Dholiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dholiya as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dholiya from other places

Dholiya lies about 35 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 32 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 Dholiya
Tehsil headquarters	Sheo	21 km
Nearest railway station	Khadeen	32 km
District headquarters	Barmer	35 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	35 km

Villages closest to Dholiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dholiya village had a population of 956. That makes it the 75th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 796 residents.

Dholiya village has 503 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dholiya has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 861.

The pincode recorded for Dholiya is 344701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dholiya covers 2552.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dholiya falls under Sheo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dholiya is Khadeen, about 32 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dholiya.

Dholiya is about 35 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dholiya is in Sheo tehsil of Barmer district. Sheo is about 21 km away. Khadeen is about 32 km away. Barmer is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.