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About Dhoorsar Village

Dhoorsar is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,413, made up of 712 males and 701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7925.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhoorsar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhoorsar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345021
Area (hectares) 7925.24 hectares
Population 1,413
Male Population 712
Female Population 701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhoorsar compares

By the 2011 count Dhoorsar is the 56th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 7925.24 hectares work out to about 0.2 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, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Dhoorsar

Dhoorsar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhoorsar as Available within 5 - 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 Dhoorsar from other places

Dhoorsar lies about 109 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 17 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 Dhoorsar
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 13 km
Nearest railway station Ashapura Gomat 17 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 109 km

Villages closest to Dhoorsar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhoorsar village had a population of 1,413. That makes it the 56th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Dhoorsar village has 712 males and 701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhoorsar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Dhoorsar is 345021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhoorsar covers 7925.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhoorsar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhoorsar is Ashapura Gomat, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhoorsar.

Dhoorsar is about 109 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhoorsar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Pokaran is about 13 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 17 km away. Jaisalmer is about 109 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaulasar (under 2 km), Phoolasar (under 2 km) and Rayad (4.6 km).

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

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