About Dhani Village

Dhani is a mid sized village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 266 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Jhanduta
Pincode	174310
Area (hectares)	150.08 hectares
Population	538
Male Population	266
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 50th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 150.08 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Dhani

Dhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhani 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhani from other places

Dhani lies about 9.4 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Chakarbhata, about 2.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhani
Nearest railway station	Chakarbhata	2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhanduta	9.4 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	9.4 km
Nearest town	Bilāspur	9.4 km

Villages closest to Dhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhanduta tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Dhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhani village had a population of 538. That makes it the 50th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Dhani village has 266 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Dhani is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani covers 150.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhani falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Chakarbhata, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dhani.

Dhani is about 9.4 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. Chakarbhata is about 2.2 km away. Jhanduta is about 9.4 km away. Bilaspur is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.