About Dhanel Village

Dhanel is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 238, made up of 124 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Saluni
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	334.8 hectares
Population	238
Male Population	124
Female Population	114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanel compares

By the 2011 count Dhanel is the 92nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 334.8 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Dhanel

Dhanel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhanel from other places

Dhanel lies about 22 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 Dhanel
Tehsil headquarters	Saluni	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	49 km

Villages closest to Dhanel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanel village had a population of 238. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dhanel village has 124 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanel has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Dhanel is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanel covers 334.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanel falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanel is Nurpur Road, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dhanel.

Dhanel is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanel is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Nurpur Road is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.