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About Dhandhawali Village

Dhandhawali is a large village in Hindaun tehsil, in the district of Karauli, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,519, made up of 1,327 males and 1,192 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322252, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandhawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandhawali village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Karauli
Tehsil Hindaun
Pincode 322252
Area (hectares) 684.57 hectares
Population 2,519
Male Population 1,327
Female Population 1,192
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhandhawali compares

By the 2011 count Dhandhawali is the 36th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents. Its 684.57 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Dhandhawali

Dhandhawali 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 Dhandhawali 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandhawali from other places

Dhandhawali lies about 35 km from Karauli, and the nearest railway station is Fateh Singh Pura, 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 Dhandhawali
Nearest railway station Fateh Singh Pura 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindaun 12 km
District headquarters Karauli 35 km

Villages closest to Dhandhawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandhawali village had a population of 2,519. That makes it the 36th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,990 residents.

Dhandhawali village has 1,327 males and 1,192 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandhawali has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is well above the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Dhandhawali is 322252. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandhawali covers 684.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhandhawali falls under Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhandhawali is Fateh Singh Pura, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhandhawali.

Dhandhawali is about 35 km from Karauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandhawali is in Hindaun tehsil of Karauli district. Fateh Singh Pura is about 2.4 km away. Hindaun is about 12 km away. Karauli is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suroth (1.8 km), Somala Ratra (2.2 km) and Khijoori (2.3 km).

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

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