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About Dhokaliya Village

Dhokaliya is a mid sized village in Shahpura tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 389 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhokaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhokaliya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Shahpura
Pincode 311407
Area (hectares) 691.99 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 389
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhokaliya compares

By the 2011 count Dhokaliya is the 81st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents. Its 691.99 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Dhokaliya

Dhokaliya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhokaliya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dhokaliya from other places

Dhokaliya lies about 49 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Bhojaras, about 23 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 Dhokaliya
Tehsil headquarters Shahpura 15 km
Nearest town Shāhpura 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhojaras 23 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 49 km

Villages closest to Dhokaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhokaliya village had a population of 745. That makes it the 81st largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,119 residents.

Dhokaliya village has 389 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhokaliya has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Dhokaliya is 311407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhokaliya covers 691.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhokaliya falls under Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhokaliya is Bhojaras, about 23 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhokaliya.

Dhokaliya is about 49 km from Bhilwara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhokaliya is in Shahpura tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shahpura is about 15 km away. Shāhpura is about 15 km away. Bhojaras is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naya Sarsoonda (2.4 km), Panotiya (4.2 km) and Nathriyas (4.6 km).

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

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