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About Dhundhara Village

Dhundhara is one of the larger villages in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,019, made up of 3,134 males and 2,885 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2586.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhundhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhundhara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 2586.52 hectares
Population 6,019
Male Population 3,134
Female Population 2,885
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhundhara compares

By the 2011 count Dhundhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 2586.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhundhara

Dhundhara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhundhara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhundhara from other places

Dhundhara lies about 47 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Dundara, about under 2 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 Dhundhara
Nearest railway station Dundara under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 24 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 40 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 47 km

Villages closest to Dhundhara

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 Dhundhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhundhara village had a population of 6,019. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Dhundhara village has 3,134 males and 2,885 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhundhara has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhundhara is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhundhara covers 2586.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhundhara falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhundhara is Dundara, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhundhara.

Dhundhara is about 47 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhundhara is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Dundara is about under 2 km away. Luni is about 24 km away. Sāngaria is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lolasani (3.7 km), Lakhar Thumb (3.9 km) and Piprali (6.5 km).

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

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