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About Dhanikhari Village

Dhanikhari is a mid sized village in Ferrargunj tehsil, in the district of South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 375 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.13 hectares hectares.

Dhanikhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanikhari village
Description Value
State Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District South Andaman
Tehsil Ferrargunj
Area (hectares) 354.13 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 375
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanikhari compares

By the 2011 count Dhanikhari is the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 816 residents. Its 354.13 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Getting to Dhanikhari

Dhanikhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanikhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Caddlegunj Incl Sona Pahar Hazari Bagh J, Chouldari, Coffee Plot and Colinpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhanikhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanikhari village had a population of 714. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 816 residents.

Dhanikhari village has 375 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanikhari has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 885.

Dhanikhari covers 354.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanikhari falls under Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

The census record for Dhanikhari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanikhari.

Dhanikhari is in Ferrargunj tehsil of South Andaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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