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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a mid sized village in Mauda tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,181, made up of 592 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566.97 hectares hectares.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Mauda
Area (hectares) 566.97 hectares
Population 1,181
Male Population 592
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 30th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 566.97 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dhani

Dhani is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhani from other places

Dhani lies about 37 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Tharsa, about under 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 Dhani
Nearest railway station Tharsa under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauda 12 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 18 km
District headquarters Nagpur 37 km

Villages closest to Dhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mauda 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 1,181. That makes it the 30th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Dhani village has 592 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Dhani covers 566.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhani falls under Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Tharsa, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhani.

Dhani is about 37 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district. Tharsa is about under 2 km away. Mauda is about 12 km away. Rāmtek is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nimkheda (under 2 km), Pardikala (1.9 km) and Wirshi (2.1 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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