About Dhanail Village

Dhanail is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 24 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanail village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171005
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	47
Male Population	24
Female Population	23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanail compares

By the 2011 count Dhanail is the 386th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dhanail

Dhanail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanail 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanail from other places

Dhanail lies about 32 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 Dhanail
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	32 km
District headquarters	Shimla	32 km

Villages closest to Dhanail

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Dhanail

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanail village had a population of 47. That makes it the 386th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Dhanail village has 24 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanail has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dhanail is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanail covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanail falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Dhanail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanail.

Dhanail is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanail is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 32 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.