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About Dhodhra Village

Dhodhra is a large village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,330, made up of 1,141 males and 1,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhodhra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhodhra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314406
Area (hectares) 656.37 hectares
Population 2,330
Male Population 1,141
Female Population 1,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhodhra compares

By the 2011 count Dhodhra is the 31st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 656.37 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhodhra

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

Dhodhra lies about 34 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Shalashah Thana, 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 Dhodhra
Nearest town Sāgwāra 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 34 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 34 km
Nearest railway station Shalashah Thana 36 km

Villages closest to Dhodhra

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 Dhodhra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhodhra village had a population of 2,330. That makes it the 31st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Dhodhra village has 1,141 males and 1,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhodhra has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhodhra is 314406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhodhra covers 656.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhodhra falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhodhra is Shalashah Thana, 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 Dhodhra.

Dhodhra is about 34 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhodhra is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sāgwāra is about 28 km away. Simalwara is about 34 km away. Dungarpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gelan (1.5 km), Bormali (3.9 km) and Gara Patte Peeth (4.1 km).

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

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