About Dhanta Village

Dhanta is a large village in Sanchore tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,659, made up of 1,904 males and 1,755 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1751.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanta village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jalor
Tehsil	Sanchore
Pincode	343041
Area (hectares)	1751.27 hectares
Population	3,659
Male Population	1,904
Female Population	1,755
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanta compares

By the 2011 count Dhanta is the 20th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents. Its 1751.27 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dhanta

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

Dhanta lies about 95 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Dugdol, about 31 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 Dhanta
Tehsil headquarters	Sanchore	12 km
Nearest town	Sānchor	12 km
Nearest railway station	Dugdol	31 km
District headquarters	Jalor	95 km

Villages closest to Dhanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanta village had a population of 3,659. That makes it the 20th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,650 residents.

Dhanta village has 1,904 males and 1,755 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanta has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dhanta is 343041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanta covers 1751.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanta falls under Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanta is Dugdol, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanta.

Dhanta is about 95 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanta is in Sanchore tehsil of Jalor district. Sanchore is about 12 km away. Sānchor is about 12 km away. Dugdol is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.