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About Dhay Village

Dhay is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 644, made up of 336 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 468.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhay village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 322201
Area (hectares) 468.36 hectares
Population 644
Male Population 336
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhay compares

By the 2011 count Dhay is the 85th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 468.36 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Dhay

The census records public bus service for Dhay 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhay from other places

Dhay lies about 52 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Lalpur Umri, about 3.8 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 Dhay
Nearest railway station Lalpur Umri 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 9.8 km
Nearest town Gangāpur 9.8 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 52 km

Villages closest to Dhay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhay village had a population of 644. That makes it the 85th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Dhay village has 336 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhay has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Dhay is 322201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhay covers 468.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhay falls under Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhay is Lalpur Umri, about 3.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhay.

Dhay is about 52 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhay is in Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Lalpur Umri is about 3.8 km away. Gangapur is about 9.8 km away. Gangāpur is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Totolai (2.0 km), Bucholai (2.2 km) and Machchhipura (2.3 km).

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

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