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About Dantra Village

Dantra is a mid sized village in Deogarh tehsil, in the district of Rajsamand, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 355 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 464 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dantra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dantra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Rajsamand
Tehsil Deogarh
Pincode 313332
Area (hectares) 464 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 355
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
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 Dantra compares

By the 2011 count Dantra is the 54th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 705 residents. Its 464 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Dantra

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

Dantra lies about 33 km from Rajsamand, and the nearest railway station is Lawa Sardargarh, about 13 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 Dantra
Nearest railway station Lawa Sardargarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Deogarh 30 km
District headquarters Rajsamand 33 km
Nearest town Rājsamand 33 km

Villages closest to Dantra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dantra village had a population of 674. That makes it the 54th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 705 residents.

Dantra village has 355 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dantra has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Dantra is 313332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dantra covers 464 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dantra falls under Deogarh tehsil of Rajsamand district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dantra is Lawa Sardargarh, about 13 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 Dantra.

Dantra is about 33 km from Rajsamand in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dantra is in Deogarh tehsil of Rajsamand district. Lawa Sardargarh is about 13 km away. Deogarh is about 30 km away. Rajsamand is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Miyala (8.5 km), Mad (11 km) and Banjariya (12 km).

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

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