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About Dhaniawan Village

Dhaniawan is a small village in Baddi tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 51 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaniawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniawan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Baddi
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 51
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniawan compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniawan is the 115th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 332 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 896.

Getting to Dhaniawan

Dhaniawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhaniawan as Available within 10+ 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 Dhaniawan from other places

Dhaniawan lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, about 12 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 Dhaniawan
Tehsil headquarters Baddi 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 12 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km

Villages closest to Dhaniawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniawan village had a population of 94. That makes it the 115th largest of the 183 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 332 residents.

Dhaniawan village has 51 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniawan has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 896.

The pincode recorded for Dhaniawan is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaniawan covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaniawan falls under Baddi tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhaniawan is Kalka, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhaniawan.

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

Dhaniawan is in Baddi tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about 8.8 km away. Kalka is about 12 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Dhaniawan (under 2 km), Thaidpura (under 2 km) and Papalta (under 2 km).

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

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