Dhadhela

Dhadhela
village
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration	RJ

'Dhandhela' is a village in northern Rajasthan state in western India, located 60 km from Hanumangarh. It is the panchayat headquarters of Hanumangarh District.

'Dhandhela' was in the kingdom of Bikaner and its nearest railway station is Nohar on Sri Ganganagar–Jaipur Railway Line.

The district is located in the extreme north of Rajasthan, in the Thar Desert. It has a population of about 2500 and it is on the border of Sirsa District of Haryana state. The major work of the district is farming; major crops include rice, bajra, cotton, sonamukhi, wheat, and vegetables.

The people of Dhandhela speak English, Hindi, Bagri, Haryanvi, Punjabi, and Rajasthani.

Its school was one of oldest schools in Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarh Districts and one of the best ones. Now this village is known for its literacy rate of 98% which is higher than almost all nearby villages.

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