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About Dantra Village

Dantra is a mid sized village in Asind tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,609, made up of 793 males and 816 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Asind
Pincode 311301
Area (hectares) 482.78 hectares
Population 1,609
Male Population 793
Female Population 816
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantra compares

By the 2011 count Dantra is the 39th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 482.78 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Dantra

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

Dantra lies about 53 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Raila Road, 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 Dantra
Tehsil headquarters Asind 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Raila Road 32 km
Nearest town Māndal 41 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 53 km

Villages closest to Dantra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantra village had a population of 1,609. That makes it the 39th largest of the 196 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Dantra village has 793 males and 816 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantra has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Dantra is 311301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantra covers 482.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantra falls under Asind tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantra is Raila Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dantra.

Dantra is about 53 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantra is in Asind tehsil of Bhilwara district. Asind is about 6.3 km away. Raila Road is about 32 km away. Māndal is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansinghji Ka Khera (1.7 km), Bamni (2.0 km) and Sabdara (2.7 km).

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

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