About Dantwara Village

Dantwara is one of the larger villages in Raniwara tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,560, made up of 2,842 males and 2,718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantwara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Raniwara
Pincode	343040
Area (hectares)	2165 hectares
Population	5,560
Male Population	2,842
Female Population	2,718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dantwara compares

By the 2011 count Dantwara is the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 2165 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dantwara

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

Dantwara lies about 76 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Raniwara, 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 Dantwara
Nearest railway station	Raniwara	17 km
Nearest town	Bhīnmāl	24 km
District headquarters	Jalor	76 km

Villages closest to Dantwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantwara village had a population of 5,560. That makes it the 6th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Dantwara village has 2,842 males and 2,718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantwara has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dantwara is 343040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantwara covers 2165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dantwara falls under Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantwara is Raniwara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dantwara.

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

Dantwara is in Raniwara tehsil of Jalor district. Raniwara is about 17 km away. Bhīnmāl is about 24 km away. Jalor is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.