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About Dasawas Village

Dasawas is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,422, made up of 761 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 624.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dasawas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dasawas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341513
Area (hectares) 624.63 hectares
Population 1,422
Male Population 761
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dasawas compares

By the 2011 count Dasawas is the 68th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 624.63 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dasawas

Dasawas is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dasawas as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dasawas from other places

Dasawas lies about 94 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ras, about 23 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 Dasawas
Nearest railway station Ras 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 27 km
District headquarters Nagaur 94 km

Villages closest to Dasawas

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 Dasawas

As per the Census of India 2011, Dasawas village had a population of 1,422. That makes it the 68th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dasawas village has 761 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dasawas has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dasawas is 341513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dasawas covers 624.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dasawas falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dasawas is Ras, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Dasawas.

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

Dasawas is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ras is about 23 km away. Merta is about 27 km away. Nagaur is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhawas (under 2 km), Loongiya (2.1 km) and Rohisi (3.8 km).

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

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