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About Derol Village

Derol is a mid sized village in Reodar tehsil, in the district of Sirohi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 293 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 307514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Derol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Derol village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sirohi
Tehsil Reodar
Pincode 307514
Area (hectares) 296.98 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 293
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Derol compares

By the 2011 count Derol is the 105th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,691 residents. Its 296.98 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 936.

Getting to Derol

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

Derol lies about 43 km from Sirohi, and the nearest railway station is Shri Amirgadh, about 28 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 Derol
Tehsil headquarters Reodar 1.8 km
Nearest town Ābu 19 km
Nearest railway station Shri Amirgadh 28 km
District headquarters Sirohi 43 km

Villages closest to Derol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Derol village had a population of 554. That makes it the 105th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,691 residents.

Derol village has 293 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Derol has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Derol is 307514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Derol covers 296.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Derol falls under Reodar tehsil of Sirohi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Derol is Shri Amirgadh, about 28 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 Derol.

Derol is about 43 km from Sirohi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Derol is in Reodar tehsil of Sirohi district. Reodar is about 1.8 km away. Ābu is about 19 km away. Shri Amirgadh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranari (1.7 km), Rampura (1.7 km) and Reodar (1.8 km).

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

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