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About Dhanela Village

Dhanela is one of the larger villages in Morena tehsil, in the district of Morena, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,209, made up of 3,499 males and 2,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 775 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2596 hectares hectares.

Dhanela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanela village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Morena
Tehsil Morena
Area (hectares) 2596 hectares
Population 6,209
Male Population 3,499
Female Population 2,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 775
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanela compares

By the 2011 count Dhanela is the 9th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents. Its 2596 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 787.

Getting to Dhanela

Dhanela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanela 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 Dhanela from other places

Dhanela lies about 11 km from Morena, and the nearest railway station is Sank, about 3.2 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
Nearest railway station Sank 3.2 km
Nearest town Bāmaur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Morena 11 km

Villages closest to Dhanela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanela village had a population of 6,209. That makes it the 9th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,043 residents.

Dhanela village has 3,499 males and 2,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanela has about 775 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 787.

Dhanela covers 2596 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanela falls under Morena tehsil of Morena district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanela is Sank, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Dhanela.

Dhanela is about 11 km from Morena in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanela is in Morena tehsil of Morena district. Sank is about 3.2 km away. Bāmaur is about 9.3 km away. Morena is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatpura Nodi (under 2 km), Nurabad (2.2 km) and Tighara (2.4 km).

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

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