About Dhaneli Village

Dhaneli is a large village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,168 males and 1,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneli village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gurur
Pincode	491227
Area (hectares)	685.34 hectares
Population	2,301
Male Population	1,168
Female Population	1,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaneli compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneli is the 11th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 685.34 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhaneli

Dhaneli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaneli as Available. 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 Dhaneli from other places

Dhaneli lies about 51 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 15 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 Dhaneli
Tehsil headquarters	Gurur	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Dhamtari	15 km
District headquarters	Durg	51 km

Villages closest to Dhaneli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurur 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 Dhaneli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaneli village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 11th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Dhaneli village has 1,168 males and 1,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneli has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneli is 491227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneli covers 685.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaneli falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneli is Dhamtari, about 15 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Dhaneli.

Dhaneli is about 51 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneli is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 7.6 km away. Dhamtari is about 15 km away. Durg is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.