About Maheshon Ki Dhani Village

Maheshon Ki Dhani is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 395 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 785 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3811 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Maheshon Ki Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maheshon Ki Dhani village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345031
Area (hectares)	3811 hectares
Population	705
Male Population	395
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	785
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Maheshon Ki Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Maheshon Ki Dhani is the 143rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 3811 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Maheshon Ki Dhani

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

Maheshon Ki Dhani lies about 76 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Odhaniya Chacha, about 8.6 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 Maheshon Ki Dhani
Nearest railway station	Odhaniya Chacha	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	24 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	76 km

Villages closest to Maheshon Ki Dhani

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.

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Common questions about Maheshon Ki Dhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Maheshon Ki Dhani village had a population of 705. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Maheshon Ki Dhani village has 395 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maheshon Ki Dhani has about 785 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Maheshon Ki Dhani is 345031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Maheshon Ki Dhani covers 3811 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.

Maheshon Ki Dhani falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Maheshon Ki Dhani is Odhaniya Chacha, about 8.6 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 Maheshon Ki Dhani.

Maheshon Ki Dhani is about 76 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maheshon Ki Dhani is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Odhaniya Chacha is about 8.6 km away. Pokaran is about 24 km away. Jaisalmer is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bodana (7.8 km), Chanani (7.9 km) and Chanani Meghasar (7.9 km).

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