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About Dhandhiya Village

Dhandhiya is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 290 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342802
Area (hectares) 483.9 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 290
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhandhiya compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhiya is the 115th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 483.9 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhandhiya

The census records public bus service for Dhandhiya 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandhiya from other places

Dhandhiya lies about 30 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Luni Junction, about 2.8 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 Dhandhiya
Tehsil headquarters Luni 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Luni Junction 2.8 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 21 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dhandhiya

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 Dhandhiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhiya village had a population of 547. That makes it the 115th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Dhandhiya village has 290 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhiya has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

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

Dhandhiya covers 483.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandhiya falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhiya is Luni Junction, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhandhiya.

Dhandhiya is about 30 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhiya is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Luni is about 2.6 km away. Luni Junction is about 2.8 km away. Sāngaria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chawan (2.3 km), Shikarpura (3.8 km) and Nimbli (4.4 km).

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

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