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About Dhanat Village

Dhanat is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 151 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 151
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanat compares

By the 2011 count Dhanat is the 35th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Dhanat

Dhanat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanat as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dhanat from other places

Dhanat lies about 26 km from Shimla. 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 Dhanat
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 7.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 26 km

Villages closest to Dhanat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanat village had a population of 279. That makes it the 35th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Dhanat village has 151 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanat has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhanat is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanat covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanat falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhanat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanat.

Dhanat is about 26 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanat is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 7.7 km away. Shimla is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Up Mahal Munduchli (4.2 km), Up Mahal Sunkhar (4.4 km) and Bagna (5.2 km).

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

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