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Dholkiya

ढोलकिया
Sheo mandal
Pincode 344701
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LGD code
86779
Pincode
344701
Post office
Shiv
Population
1,102
Households
152
Literacy rate
36.9%
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000♂
Workers
565
Distance to district centre
126 km
Distance to mandal centre
69 km
Distance to Jaipur
468 km
Distance to Delhi
661 km
Nearest railway station
Khadeen · 32 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Raj Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dholkiya compares

By population, Dholkiya ranks #34 of 160 villages in Sheo mandal.

Literacy rate
%
36.9%
−8.5% vs mandal average
Dholkiya
36.9%
Sheo mandal
45.4%
Barmer district
45.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
871
−9 vs mandal average
Dholkiya
871
Sheo mandal
880
Household size
people per home
7.3
+1.2 vs mandal average
Dholkiya
7.3
Sheo mandal
6.1

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Dholkiya at a glance

Dholkiya is a village of 1,102 people in 152 households (Census 2011) in Sheo tehsil, Barmer district, Rajasthan, the 34th-largest of 160 villages in Sheo tehsil. Literacy is 37%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 871 women per 1,000 men. It lies 126 km from the Barmer district centre, 59 km from Chohtan, the nearest town, 32 km from Khadeen railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 344701, served by Shiv post office; the LGD village code is 86779. The nearest hospital or health centre is Raj Hospital, 17 km away. The village votes in Baytoo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Chaudhary. The population is estimated at 1,299 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Dholkiya · this village1,10237%
Dholkiya · Sedwa1,52334%0 km N
Aakli · Dhorimanna82047%4.8 km NE
Aakli · Sheo1,22037%4.8 km NE
Sonari · Baswa11253%7.8 km SE
Sonari · Barmer94735%7.8 km SE
Thoombali · Sheo1,31252%8 km NE

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Key facts — Dholkiya

LGD code
86779
Pincode
344701
Post office
Shiv
Population (Census 2011)
1,102
Population (projected 2026)
1,299
Households
152
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
871
Literacy rate
36.9%
Coordinates
26.00875°N, 71.19520°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Barmer
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Baytoo
Member of Parliament
Ummeda Ram Beniwal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Harish Chaudhary
Block / Mandal
Sheo
Getting there

How to reach Dholkiya

Mandal centre
Sheo · ≈ 69 km
≈ 2 h 22 min by car · 2 h 48 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Barmer · ≈ 126 km
≈ 4 h 19 min by car · 5 h 8 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,465 people
Chohtan · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 2 min by car · 2 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Jaipur468 kmcapital
  • Delhi661 km
  • Mumbai790 km
  • Hyderabad1219 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhadeen32 km
  • Hospital / PHCRaj Hospital17 km
  • ATM / bankPunjab National Bank36 km
  • CollegeEngineering College Barmer30 km
  • Police stationsadar police station37 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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