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About Dasaniyan Village

Dasaniyan is a large village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,175, made up of 1,128 males and 1,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1866 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasaniyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasaniyan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342025
Area (hectares) 1866 hectares
Population 2,175
Male Population 1,128
Female Population 1,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasaniyan compares

By the 2011 count Dasaniyan is the 35th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 1866 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Dasaniyan

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

Dasaniyan lies about 94 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Ashapura Gomat, about 48 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 Dasaniyan
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 32 km
Nearest town Pokaran 44 km
Nearest railway station Ashapura Gomat 48 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 94 km

Villages closest to Dasaniyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasaniyan village had a population of 2,175. That makes it the 35th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Dasaniyan village has 1,128 males and 1,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasaniyan has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Dasaniyan is 342025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasaniyan covers 1866 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dasaniyan falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dasaniyan is Ashapura Gomat, about 48 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 Dasaniyan.

Dasaniyan is about 94 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dasaniyan is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 32 km away. Pokaran is about 44 km away. Ashapura Gomat is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanasar (3.2 km), Pannasar (3.2 km) and Punasar (3.2 km).

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

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