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About Dhanivada Village

Dhanivada is a mid sized village in Meghraj tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 271 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383350, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanivada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanivada village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Meghraj
Pincode 383350
Area (hectares) 324.65 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 271
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhanivada compares

By the 2011 count Dhanivada is the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents. Its 324.65 hectares work out to about 1.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dhanivada

Dhanivada is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhanivada 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanivada from other places

Dhanivada lies about 75 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Lusadiya, about 26 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 Dhanivada
Tehsil headquarters Meghraj 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Lusadiya 26 km
Nearest town Modāsa 28 km
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 75 km

Villages closest to Dhanivada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanivada village had a population of 539. That makes it the 100th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,210 residents.

Dhanivada village has 271 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanivada has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dhanivada is 383350. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanivada covers 324.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanivada falls under Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Dhanivada is Lusadiya, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanivada.

Dhanivada is about 75 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanivada is in Meghraj tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Meghraj is about 5.5 km away. Lusadiya is about 26 km away. Modāsa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakhapur (3.4 km), Rakhapur (3.4 km) and Banthivada (4.3 km).

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

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