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About Dhanana Village

Dhanana is a large village in Naraingarh tehsil, in the district of Ambala, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,052, made up of 2,144 males and 1,908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 658 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 134201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanana village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Ambala
Tehsil Naraingarh
Pincode 134201
Area (hectares) 658 hectares
Population 4,052
Male Population 2,144
Female Population 1,908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanana compares

By the 2011 count Dhanana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents. Its 658 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Dhanana

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

Dhanana lies about 20 km from Ambala, and the nearest railway station is Lalru, about 18 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 Dhanana
Nearest town Bablāi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Naraingarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Lalru 18 km
District headquarters Ambala 20 km

Villages closest to Dhanana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanana village had a population of 4,052. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,186 residents.

Dhanana village has 2,144 males and 1,908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanana has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Dhanana is 134201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanana covers 658 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanana falls under Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Dhanana is Lalru, about 18 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 Dhanana.

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

Dhanana is in Naraingarh tehsil of Ambala district. Bablāi is about 14 km away. Naraingarh is about 14 km away. Lalru is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gobindpur (under 2 km), Nasrauli (2.0 km) and Tasrauli (2.0 km).

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

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