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About Dhund Village

Dhund is a small village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 198 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhund village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342001
Area (hectares) 266 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 198
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhund compares

By the 2011 count Dhund is the 133rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 944.

Getting to Dhund

Dhund is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhund as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhund from other places

Dhund lies about 37 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Rohat, about 2.4 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 Dhund
Nearest railway station Rohat 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 12 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 28 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 37 km

Villages closest to Dhund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhund village had a population of 400. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Dhund village has 198 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhund has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhund is 342001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhund covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhund falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhund is Rohat, about 2.4 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 <5 km distance for Dhund.

Dhund is about 37 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhund is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Rohat is about 2.4 km away. Luni is about 12 km away. Sāngaria is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimbli (6.3 km), Mukanpura (6.9 km) and Dhandhiya (9.0 km).

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

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