About Dantal Village

Dantal is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,716, made up of 915 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3266.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantal village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345025
Area (hectares)	3266.39 hectares
Population	1,716
Male Population	915
Female Population	801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantal compares

By the 2011 count Dantal is the 34th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 3266.39 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Dantal

Dantal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dantal 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. The nearest villages by name are Chitrori, Chok, Dadoorewala and Dalpatpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dantal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantal village had a population of 1,716. That makes it the 34th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Dantal village has 915 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantal has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Dantal is 345025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantal covers 3266.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dantal falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

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

Dantal is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.