About Dhanowal Village

Dhanowal is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 398 males and 431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanowal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanowal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Una
Tehsil	Amb
Pincode	177212
Area (hectares)	447.14 hectares
Population	829
Male Population	398
Female Population	431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,083
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanowal compares

By the 2011 count Dhanowal is the 78th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 447.14 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Dhanowal

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

How far is Dhanowal from other places

Dhanowal lies about 56 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 14 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 Dhanowal
Nearest railway station	Garna Sahib	14 km
Nearest town	Dasūya	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amb	32 km
District headquarters	Una	56 km

Villages closest to Dhanowal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanowal village had a population of 829. That makes it the 78th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Dhanowal village has 398 males and 431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanowal has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Dhanowal is 177212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanowal covers 447.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanowal falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanowal is Garna Sahib, about 14 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 village for Dhanowal.

Dhanowal is about 56 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanowal is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Garna Sahib is about 14 km away. Dasūya is about 15 km away. Amb is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.