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About Dhoondi Village

Dhoondi is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 551 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoondi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoondi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314030
Area (hectares) 198.39 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 551
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoondi compares

By the 2011 count Dhoondi is the 110th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 198.39 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhoondi

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

Dhoondi lies about 30 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shri Bhavnath, about 30 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 Dhoondi
Nearest railway station Shri Bhavnath 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 30 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 30 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dhoondi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoondi village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 110th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dhoondi village has 551 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoondi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhoondi is 314030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoondi covers 198.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhoondi falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhoondi is Shri Bhavnath, about 30 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 Dhoondi.

Dhoondi is about 30 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoondi is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Shri Bhavnath is about 30 km away. Simalwara is about 30 km away. Dungarpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhoonda Wara (under 2 km), Bhairavpura (under 2 km) and Bharatpura (under 2 km).

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

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