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About Dhonsa Village

Dhonsa is a small village in Bhuj tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 39 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 584.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhonsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhonsa village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Bhuj
Pincode 370408
Area (hectares) 584.56 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 39
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhonsa compares

By the 2011 count Dhonsa is the 138th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents. Its 584.56 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 966.

Getting to Dhonsa

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

Dhonsa lies about 13 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Bhuj, about 9.1 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 Dhonsa
Nearest railway station Bhuj 9.1 km
District headquarters Kachchh 13 km

Villages closest to Dhonsa

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 Dhonsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhonsa village had a population of 81. That makes it the 138th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,548 residents.

Dhonsa village has 39 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhonsa has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Dhonsa is 370408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhonsa covers 584.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhonsa falls under Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhonsa is Bhuj, about 9.1 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 Dhonsa.

Dhonsa is about 13 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhonsa is in Bhuj tehsil of Kachchh district. Bhuj is about 9.1 km away. Kachchh is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makanpar (under 2 km), Baukho (2.5 km) and Notiyar Bhakhari (5.2 km).

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

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