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About Dhandhora Village

Dhandhora is a mid sized village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,914, made up of 948 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1419 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhora village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342901
Area (hectares) 1419 hectares
Population 1,914
Male Population 948
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhandhora compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhora is the 59th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1419 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dhandhora

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

Dhandhora lies about 73 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 39 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 Dhandhora
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Umed 39 km
Nearest town Basni 46 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 73 km

Villages closest to Dhandhora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhora village had a population of 1,914. That makes it the 59th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Dhandhora village has 948 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhora has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhora is 342901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhora covers 1419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandhora falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhora is Umed, about 39 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 Dhandhora.

Dhandhora is about 73 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhora is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 24 km away. Umed is about 39 km away. Basni is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dodiyal (2.8 km), Soyla (4.8 km) and Asanda (5.0 km).

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

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