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Faloj

फलोज
Dowda mandal
Pincode 314034
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Faloj observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Rajasthan.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Rajasthan

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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LGD code
97602
Pincode
314034
Post office
Ramgarh (Dungarpur)
Population
3,284
Households
669
Literacy rate
48.5%
Sex ratio
965 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,414
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
49 km
Distance to Jaipur
389 km
Distance to Mumbai
543 km
Nearest railway station
Kotana · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Faloj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Faloj compares

By population, Faloj ranks #5 of 91 villages in Dowda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.5%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Faloj48.5%
Dowda mandal49.3%
Dungarpur district49.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
−25 vs mandal average
Faloj965
Dowda mandal990
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Faloj4.9
Dowda mandal5.0

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

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Faloj at a glance

Faloj is a village of 3,284 people in 669 households (Census 2011) in Dowda tehsil, Dungarpur district, Rajasthan, the 5th-largest of 91 villages in Dowda tehsil. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 965 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Dungarpur district centre, 57 km from Ghatol, the nearest town, 15 km from Kotana railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 314034, served by Ramgarh (Dungarpur) post office; the LGD village code is 97602. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Faloj, <1 km away. The village votes in Salumber assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amritlal Meena. The population is estimated at 3,872 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Faloj · this village3,28449%—
Narniya · Dowda2,01249%2.5 km SE
Dovra · Dowda1,15155%2.6 km SW
Ghatau · Dowda2,06655%3.3 km NW
Chitreti · Dowda76742%3.7 km S
Hathai · Dowda2,50758%4.1 km NE
Parda Chaubisan · Dowda94858%4.4 km NW

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Key facts — Faloj

LGD code
97602
Pincode
314034
Post office
Ramgarh (Dungarpur)
Population (Census 2011)
3,284
Population (projected 2026)
3,872
Households
669
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
965
Literacy rate
48.5%
Coordinates
23.87477°N, 73.86587°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Udaipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Salumber
Member of Parliament
Manna Lal Rawat
Member of Legislative Assembly
Amritlal Meena
Block / Mandal
Dowda
Getting there

How to reach Faloj

Mandal centre
Dowda · ≈ 49 km
≈ 1 h 42 min by car · 2 h 1 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dungarpur · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,049 people
Ghatol · ≈ 57 km
≈ 1 h 57 min by car · 2 h 19 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Jaipur389 kmcapital
  • Mumbai543 km
  • Delhi623 km
  • Hyderabad867 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKotana15 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Faloj<1 km
  • CollegeSunrise College23 km
  • Police stationPOLICE THANA PARSAD39 km
Nearest to the village
Health centre
Government Hospital, Falojunder 1 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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