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About Dhaneli Village

Dhaneli is a mid sized village in Janjgir tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 667 males and 658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495668, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Janjgir
Pincode 495668
Area (hectares) 344.23 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 667
Female Population 658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
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 32nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents. Its 344.23 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

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 4.0 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Janjgir Naila, about 9.8 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
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Janjgir 8.2 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Janjgir Naila 9.8 km

Villages closest to Dhaneli

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

Common questions about Dhaneli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaneli village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,276 residents.

Dhaneli village has 667 males and 658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneli has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneli is 495668. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneli covers 344.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaneli falls under Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneli is Janjgir Naila, about 9.8 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 4.0 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneli is in Janjgir tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Janjgir Champa is about 4.0 km away. Janjgir is about 8.2 km away. Jānjgīr is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadesar (under 2 km), Munund (1.6 km) and Markadih (2.3 km).

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

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