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About Dhinkwali Village

Dhinkwali is a mid sized village in Botad tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,276, made up of 654 males and 622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 713.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhinkwali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhinkwali village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Botad
Pincode 364710
Area (hectares) 713.69 hectares
Population 1,276
Male Population 654
Female Population 622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhinkwali compares

By the 2011 count Dhinkwali is the 42nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents. Its 713.69 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Dhinkwali

Dhinkwali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhinkwali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhinkwali from other places

Dhinkwali lies about 59 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Lathidad, about 7.8 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 Dhinkwali
Nearest railway station Lathidad 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Botad 9.4 km
District headquarters Bhavnagar 59 km

Villages closest to Dhinkwali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhinkwali village had a population of 1,276. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,006 residents.

Dhinkwali village has 654 males and 622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhinkwali has about 951 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Dhinkwali is 364710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhinkwali covers 713.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhinkwali falls under Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhinkwali is Lathidad, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhinkwali.

Dhinkwali is about 59 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhinkwali is in Botad tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Lathidad is about 7.8 km away. Botad is about 9.4 km away. Bhavnagar is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lathidad (4.2 km), Kariyani (7.4 km) and Nagalpar (12 km).

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

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