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About Dhunvai Village

Dhunvai is a small village in Abdasa tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 173, made up of 92 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370490, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunvai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunvai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Abdasa
Pincode 370490
Area (hectares) 276.04 hectares
Population 173
Male Population 92
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunvai compares

By the 2011 count Dhunvai is the 109th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 882 residents. Its 276.04 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhunvai

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

Dhunvai lies about 32 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Deshalpar, about 17 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 Dhunvai
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 17 km
Nearest town Bhuj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Abdasa 32 km
District headquarters Kachchh 32 km

Villages closest to Dhunvai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunvai village had a population of 173. That makes it the 109th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 882 residents.

Dhunvai village has 92 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunvai has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhunvai is 370490. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunvai covers 276.04 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.

Dhunvai falls under Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhunvai is Deshalpar, about 17 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhunvai.

Dhunvai is about 32 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhunvai is in Abdasa tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 17 km away. Bhuj is about 28 km away. Abdasa is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingania (8.0 km), Vadsar (8.8 km) and Naranpar (12 km).

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

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