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About Dhandholi Village

Dhandholi is a mid sized village in Makrana tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,210, made up of 619 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhandholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhandholi village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Makrana
Pincode 341520
Area (hectares) 773 hectares
Population 1,210
Male Population 619
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhandholi compares

By the 2011 count Dhandholi is the 66th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Dhandholi

Dhandholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhandholi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhandholi from other places

Dhandholi lies about 87 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Besroli, about 3.7 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 Dhandholi
Nearest railway station Besroli 3.7 km
Nearest town Borāwar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Makrana 18 km
District headquarters Nagaur 87 km

Villages closest to Dhandholi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhandholi village had a population of 1,210. That makes it the 66th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Dhandholi village has 619 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhandholi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Dhandholi is 341520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhandholi covers 773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhandholi falls under Makrana tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhandholi is Besroli, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dhandholi is about 87 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhandholi is in Makrana tehsil of Nagaur district. Besroli is about 3.7 km away. Borāwar is about 13 km away. Makrana is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandoli Bas (1.6 km), Nandoli Mertiya (1.6 km) and Sirsala (2.6 km).

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

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