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About Dadhwara Village

Dadhwara is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,699, made up of 847 males and 852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1403.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dadhwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dadhwara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341511
Area (hectares) 1403.21 hectares
Population 1,699
Male Population 847
Female Population 852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dadhwara compares

By the 2011 count Dadhwara is the 58th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1403.21 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dadhwara

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

How far is Dadhwara from other places

Dadhwara lies about 47 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Marwar Chapri, about 8.5 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 Dadhwara
Nearest railway station Marwar Chapri 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 26 km
District headquarters Nagaur 47 km

Villages closest to Dadhwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dadhwara village had a population of 1,699. That makes it the 58th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dadhwara village has 847 males and 852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dadhwara has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dadhwara is 341511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dadhwara covers 1403.21 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.

Dadhwara falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dadhwara is Marwar Chapri, about 8.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dadhwara.

Dadhwara is about 47 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dadhwara is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Marwar Chapri is about 8.5 km away. Merta is about 26 km away. Nagaur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gagura (under 2 km), Dadhwari (under 2 km) and Siradhana (1.8 km).

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

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