About Dhanela Village

Dhanela is a mid sized village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 346 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanela village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816120
Area (hectares)	111 hectares
Population	681
Male Population	346
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanela compares

By the 2011 count Dhanela is the 38th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dhanela

Dhanela is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhanela as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhanela from other places

Dhanela lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 17 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 Dhanela
Tehsil headquarters	Borio	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kalian Chak	17 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	26 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	26 km

Villages closest to Dhanela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanela village had a population of 681. That makes it the 38th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dhanela village has 346 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanela has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dhanela is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanela covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhanela falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanela is Kalian Chak, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Dhanela.

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

Dhanela is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 2.6 km away. Kalian Chak is about 17 km away. Sahibganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.