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About Dantka Village

Dantka is a mid sized village in Kaman tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 796, made up of 432 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantka village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Kaman
Pincode 321022
Area (hectares) 272.74 hectares
Population 796
Male Population 432
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantka compares

By the 2011 count Dantka is the 69th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents. Its 272.74 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Dantka

Dantka is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dantka as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dantka from other places

Dantka lies about 62 km from Bharatpur, and the nearest railway station is Kosi Kalan, about 26 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 Dantka
Tehsil headquarters Kaman 9.1 km
Nearest town Kāman 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kosi Kalan 26 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 62 km

Villages closest to Dantka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantka village had a population of 796. That makes it the 69th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,468 residents.

Dantka village has 432 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantka has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Dantka is 321022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantka covers 272.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantka falls under Kaman tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantka is Kosi Kalan, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dantka.

Dantka is about 62 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantka is in Kaman tehsil of Bharatpur district. Kaman is about 9.1 km away. Kāman is about 9.1 km away. Kosi Kalan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherli Jallo (under 2 km), Nagla Mukariv (2.0 km) and Undhan (2.3 km).

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

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