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India’s first regional Pearl Millet research centre becomes operational in Rajasthan’s Gudamalani Balotra
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- LGD code
- 87905
- Pincode
- 344033
- Post office
- Sindhari
- Population
- 3,918
- Households
- 703
- Literacy rate
- 44.9%
- Sex ratio
- 907 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,930
- Distance to district centre
- 78 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 95 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 395 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 605 km
- Nearest railway station
- Balotra · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Asada · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dakhan compares
By population, Dakhan ranks #3 of 139 villages in Sindhari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.9%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Dakhan44.9%
Sindhari mandal45.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
907
−11 vs mandal average
Dakhan907
Sindhari mandal918
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Dakhan5.6
Sindhari mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dakhan at a glance
Dakhan is a village of 3,918 people in 703 households (Census 2011) in Sindhari tehsil, Balotra district, Rajasthan, the 3rd-largest of 139 villages in Sindhari tehsil. Literacy is 45%, about the same as the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 907 women per 1,000 men. It lies 78 km from the Balotra district centre, 16 km from Padroo, the nearest town, 27 km from Balotra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 344033, served by Sindhari post office; the LGD village code is 87905. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Asada, 19 km away. The village votes in Luni assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jogaram Patel. The population is estimated at 4,619 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Dakhan
- LGD code
- 87905
- Pincode
- 344033
- Post office
- Sindhari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,918
- Population (projected 2026)
- 4,619
- Households
- 703
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 907
- Literacy rate
- 44.9%
- Coordinates
- 25.61983°N, 72.10174°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jodhpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Luni
- Member of Parliament
- Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jogaram Patel
- Block / Mandal
- Sindhari
Getting there
How to reach Dakhan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur395 kmcapital
- Delhi605 km
- Mumbai732 km
- Hyderabad1129 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBalotra27 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Asada19 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India27 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum27 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 344033
- Sindari ChaseeraSindhari mandal5,713 pop
- Sindari CharnanSindhari mandal4,815 pop
- Chandon Ki DhaniSindhari mandal3,307 pop
- Bhooka BhagatsinghSindhari mandal2,786 pop
- Panyla KalanSindhari mandal2,681 pop
- Khara MahechanSindhari mandal2,664 pop
- NosarBaytoo mandal2,403 pop
- BamniSindhari mandal2,292 pop
- SaraSindhari mandal2,288 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)