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About Dhaneli Village

Dhaneli is a mid sized village in Bhanupratappur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 931, made up of 478 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1634.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneli village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Bhanupratappur
Pincode 491338
Area (hectares) 1634.24 hectares
Population 931
Male Population 478
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaneli compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneli is the 30th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 787 residents. Its 1634.24 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

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 10+ km distance. 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 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 13 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 Uttar Bastar Kanker 12 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhanupratappur 24 km
Nearest town Kānker 29 km

Villages closest to Dhaneli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhanupratappur 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 931. That makes it the 30th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 787 residents.

Dhaneli village has 478 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneli has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneli is 491338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneli covers 1634.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaneli falls under Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneli is Antagarh, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Dhaneli.

Dhaneli is about 12 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneli is in Bhanupratappur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 12 km away. Antagarh is about 13 km away. Bhanupratappur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarandul (3.1 km), Katholi (3.4 km) and Khasgaon (4.3 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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