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About Dhunai Village

Dhunai is a mid sized village in Mandvi tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 627, made up of 317 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1804.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370485, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhunai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhunai village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Mandvi
Pincode 370485
Area (hectares) 1804.43 hectares
Population 627
Male Population 317
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhunai compares

By the 2011 count Dhunai is the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents. Its 1804.43 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 980.

Getting to Dhunai

Dhunai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhunai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhunai from other places

Dhunai 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 Dhunai
Nearest railway station Deshalpar 17 km
Nearest town Bhuj 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandvi 29 km
District headquarters Kachchh 32 km

Villages closest to Dhunai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhunai village had a population of 627. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,652 residents.

Dhunai village has 317 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhunai has about 978 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Dhunai is 370485. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhunai covers 1804.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhunai falls under Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhunai 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 village for Dhunai.

Dhunai 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.

Dhunai is in Mandvi tehsil of Kachchh district. Deshalpar is about 17 km away. Bhuj is about 28 km away. Mandvi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampar (4.4 km), Vekra (4.9 km) and Punadi (6.0 km).

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

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