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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a small village in Sailana tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 94 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.76 hectares hectares.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Sailana
Area (hectares) 62.76 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 94
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 173rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 509 residents. Its 62.76 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Dhani

The census records public bus service for Dhani 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhani from other places

Dhani lies about 39 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Namli, about 37 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 Dhani
Tehsil headquarters Sailana 22 km
Nearest town Bānswāra 28 km
Nearest railway station Namli 37 km
District headquarters Ratlam 39 km

Villages closest to Dhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhani village had a population of 186. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 509 residents.

Dhani village has 94 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 979 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 1000.

Dhani covers 62.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhani falls under Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Namli, about 37 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Dhani.

Dhani is about 39 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Sailana tehsil of Ratlam district. Sailana is about 22 km away. Bānswāra is about 28 km away. Namli is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dabi Khora (under 2 km), Kalyabari (1.5 km) and Kachala (2.2 km).

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

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