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About Dhaneti Village

Dhaneti is a large village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,183, made up of 2,150 males and 2,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3488.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370020, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneti village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370020
Area (hectares) 3488.75 hectares
Population 4,183
Male Population 2,150
Female Population 2,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhaneti compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneti is the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 3488.75 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Dhaneti

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

Dhaneti lies about 20 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Ratnal, about 8.1 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 Dhaneti
Nearest railway station Ratnal 8.1 km
Nearest town Anjār 19 km
District headquarters Kachchh 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhuj 26 km

Villages closest to Dhaneti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaneti village had a population of 4,183. That makes it the 12th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Dhaneti village has 2,150 males and 2,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneti has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneti is 370020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneti covers 3488.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaneti falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneti is Ratnal, about 8.1 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 village for Dhaneti.

Dhaneti is about 20 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneti is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Ratnal is about 8.1 km away. Anjār is about 19 km away. Kachchh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadvara (3.6 km), Ukhad Mora (3.8 km) and Mamuara (5.5 km).

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

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