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About Datani Village

Datani is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,910, made up of 994 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1199 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341511
Area (hectares) 1199 hectares
Population 1,910
Male Population 994
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Datani compares

By the 2011 count Datani is the 52nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 1199 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Datani

Datani 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 Datani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Datani from other places

Datani lies about 53 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Kheduli, about 3.2 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 Datani
Nearest railway station Kheduli 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 16 km
District headquarters Nagaur 53 km

Villages closest to Datani

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 Datani

As per the Census of India 2011, Datani village had a population of 1,910. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Datani village has 994 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datani has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Datani covers 1199 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.

Datani falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Datani is Kheduli, about 3.2 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Datani.

Datani is about 53 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Datani is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Kheduli is about 3.2 km away. Merta is about 16 km away. Nagaur is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoonas (2.1 km), Jesas Akheraj (2.6 km) and Jorawarpura (3.5 km).

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

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