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About Dookiya Village

Dookiya is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 639 males and 610 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 974.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dookiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dookiya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341518
Area (hectares) 974.74 hectares
Population 1,249
Male Population 639
Female Population 610
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Dookiya compares

By the 2011 count Dookiya is the 83rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 974.74 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 958.

Getting to Dookiya

Dookiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dookiya 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 Dookiya from other places

Dookiya lies about 84 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Merta City, about 16 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 Dookiya
Tehsil headquarters Merta 16 km
Nearest railway station Merta City 16 km
District headquarters Nagaur 84 km

Villages closest to Dookiya

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 Dookiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dookiya village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dookiya village has 639 males and 610 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dookiya 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 958.

The pincode recorded for Dookiya is 341518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dookiya covers 974.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dookiya falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dookiya is Merta City, about 16 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 Dookiya.

Dookiya is about 84 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dookiya is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Merta is about 16 km away. Merta City is about 16 km away. Nagaur is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaneriya Leel (2.6 km), Bhawal (3.6 km) and Samdolao Kalan (4.1 km).

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

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