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About Dhanetra Village

Dhanetra is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 162 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanetra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanetra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 278.49 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 162
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanetra compares

By the 2011 count Dhanetra is the 72nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 278.49 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 Dhanetra

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

Dhanetra lies about 20 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 20 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 Dhanetra
Nearest railway station Talara 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 20 km
District headquarters Chamba 20 km

Villages closest to Dhanetra

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.

Common questions about Dhanetra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanetra village had a population of 312. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Dhanetra village has 162 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanetra has about 926 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 Dhanetra is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanetra covers 278.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Dhanetra is Talara, about 20 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 km distance for Dhanetra.

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

Dhanetra is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 20 km away. Saluni is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lunot (3.6 km), Bhatyund (4.2 km) and R F Lader (5.0 km).

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

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