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About Dharna Village

Dharna is a large village in Jayal tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,345, made up of 1,208 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2591.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharna village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Jayal
Pincode 341030
Area (hectares) 2591.7 hectares
Population 2,345
Male Population 1,208
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharna compares

By the 2011 count Dharna is the 34th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 2591.7 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Dharna

Dharna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dharna as Available within <5 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 Dharna from other places

Dharna lies about 40 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Khatu, about 20 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 Dharna
Tehsil headquarters Jayal 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Khatu 20 km
Nearest town Kuchera 26 km
District headquarters Nagaur 40 km

Villages closest to Dharna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharna village had a population of 2,345. That makes it the 34th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dharna village has 1,208 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharna has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dharna is 341030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharna covers 2591.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dharna falls under Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dharna is Khatu, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dharna.

Dharna is about 40 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharna is in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district. Jayal is about 7.5 km away. Khatu is about 20 km away. Kuchera is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarnau (3.5 km), Jhalalar (3.8 km) and Aheerpura (4.0 km).

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

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