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About Dhakni Village

Dhakni is a mid sized village in Hindoli tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 968, made up of 482 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakni village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Hindoli
Pincode 323024
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 968
Male Population 482
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
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 Dhakni compares

By the 2011 count Dhakni is the 80th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Dhakni

Dhakni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakni 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 Dhakni from other places

Dhakni lies about 9.4 km from Bundi. 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 Dhakni
District headquarters Bundi 9.4 km
Nearest town Būndi 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindoli 12 km

Villages closest to Dhakni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakni village had a population of 968. That makes it the 80th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents.

Dhakni village has 482 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakni has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Dhakni is 323024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakni covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhakni falls under Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Dhakni notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhakni.

Dhakni is about 9.4 km from Bundi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakni is in Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district. Bundi is about 9.4 km away. Būndi is about 9.4 km away. Hindoli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badodiya (1.5 km), Barodiya (1.5 km) and Khati Khera (2.1 km).

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

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