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About Dantra Village

Dantra is a large village in Kotri tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,164, made up of 1,085 males and 1,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311603, 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 Kotri
Pincode 311603
Area (hectares) 1586.06 hectares
Population 2,164
Male Population 1,085
Female Population 1,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 15th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 1586.06 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

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 43 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Mandalgarh, about 36 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 Shāhpura 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotri 20 km
Nearest railway station Mandalgarh 36 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 43 km

Villages closest to Dantra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kotri 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 2,164. That makes it the 15th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Dantra village has 1,085 males and 1,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantra has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Dantra is 311603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantra covers 1586.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dantra falls under Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantra is Mandalgarh, about 36 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 43 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 Kotri tehsil of Bhilwara district. Shāhpura is about 15 km away. Kotri is about 20 km away. Mandalgarh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadari Khera (2.4 km), Gadri Khera (2.4 km) and Kheri (2.8 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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