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About Dhaneli Village

Dhaneli is a mid sized village in Bhatapara tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 942 males and 1,011 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 982.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bhatapara
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 982.77 hectares
Population 1,953
Male Population 942
Female Population 1,011
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhaneli compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneli is the 17th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 982.77 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Dhaneli

Dhaneli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. 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 <5 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 80 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 4.9 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
Nearest railway station Nipania 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhatapara 17 km
Nearest town Bhātāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 80 km

Villages closest to Dhaneli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhatapara 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 1,953. That makes it the 17th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Dhaneli village has 942 males and 1,011 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneli has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneli is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneli covers 982.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaneli falls under Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneli is Nipania, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Dhaneli is about 80 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneli is in Bhatapara tehsil of Raipur district. Nipania is about 4.9 km away. Bhatapara is about 17 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patan (2.0 km), Gudeliya (2.3 km) and Chandli (2.4 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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