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About Dheera Village

Dheera is a large village in Siwana tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,938, made up of 1,529 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3383.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Siwana
Pincode 344043
Area (hectares) 3383.05 hectares
Population 2,938
Male Population 1,529
Female Population 1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dheera compares

By the 2011 count Dheera is the 24th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents. Its 3383.05 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 914.

Getting to Dheera

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

How far is Dheera from other places

Dheera lies about 109 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Balwara, about 10 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 Dheera
Nearest railway station Balwara 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Siwana 14 km
Nearest town Siwāna 14 km
District headquarters Barmer 109 km

Villages closest to Dheera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheera village had a population of 2,938. That makes it the 24th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,129 residents.

Dheera village has 1,529 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheera has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Dheera is 344043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheera covers 3383.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dheera falls under Siwana tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dheera is Balwara, about 10 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 10+ km distance for Dheera.

Dheera is about 109 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dheera is in Siwana tehsil of Barmer district. Balwara is about 10 km away. Siwana is about 14 km away. Siwāna is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangi (2.5 km), Darbala (4.6 km) and Bhagwa (5.7 km).

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

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