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About Dhal Village

Dhal is a mid sized village in Marwar Junction tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 477 males and 471 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1070 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhal village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Marwar Junction
Pincode 306023
Area (hectares) 1070 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 477
Female Population 471
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhal compares

By the 2011 count Dhal is the 57th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents. Its 1070 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Dhal

Dhal 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 Dhal 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhal from other places

Dhal lies about 53 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Phulad, about 1.5 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 Dhal
Nearest railway station Phulad 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwar Junction 25 km
Nearest town Sojat 38 km
District headquarters Pali 53 km

Villages closest to Dhal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwar Junction 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 Dhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhal village had a population of 948. That makes it the 57th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents.

Dhal village has 477 males and 471 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhal has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Dhal is 306023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhal covers 1070 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhal falls under Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhal is Phulad, about 1.5 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhal.

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

Dhal is in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district. Phulad is about 1.5 km away. Marwar Junction is about 25 km away. Sojat is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jooni Phulad (under 2 km), Phulad (under 2 km) and Karmal (3.0 km).

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

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