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About Dantra Village

Dantra is a large village in Hurda tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,405, made up of 1,164 males and 1,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311204, 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 Hurda
Pincode 311204
Area (hectares) 2111 hectares
Population 2,405
Male Population 1,164
Female Population 1,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantra compares

By the 2011 count Dantra is the 11th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents. Its 2111 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

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 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 Dantra from other places

Dantra lies about 24 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Dhuwala, about 13 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
Nearest town Māndal 13 km
Nearest railway station Dhuwala 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hurda 24 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 24 km

Villages closest to Dantra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hurda 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 2,405. That makes it the 11th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,372 residents.

Dantra village has 1,164 males and 1,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantra has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Dantra is 311204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantra covers 2111 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.

Dantra falls under Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantra is Dhuwala, about 13 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 village for Dantra.

Dantra is about 24 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 Hurda tehsil of Bhilwara district. Māndal is about 13 km away. Dhuwala is about 13 km away. Hurda is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhairoon Khera (5.8 km), Adarsh Nagar (8.6 km) and Haripura (9.7 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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