About Dhaneli Village

Dhaneli is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 339 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneli village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	121 hectares
Population	674
Male Population	339
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaneli compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneli is the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dhaneli

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

Dhaneli lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Dhaneli
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	23 km
District headquarters	Chamba	23 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	55 km

Villages closest to Dhaneli

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

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Common questions about Dhaneli

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaneli village had a population of 674. That makes it the 37th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Dhaneli village has 339 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneli has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneli is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneli covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhaneli falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneli is Nurpur Road, about 55 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 Dhaneli.

Dhaneli is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneli is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 23 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Nurpur Road is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.