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About Dhanla Village

Dhanla is a large village in Mauda tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,214, made up of 2,132 males and 2,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1778.47 hectares hectares.

Dhanla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Mauda
Area (hectares) 1778.47 hectares
Population 4,214
Male Population 2,132
Female Population 2,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanla compares

By the 2011 count Dhanla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 1778.47 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Dhanla

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

Dhanla lies about 40 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Rewral, about 8.1 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 Dhanla
Nearest railway station Rewral 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauda 9.0 km
Nearest town Bhandāra 18 km
District headquarters Nagpur 40 km

Villages closest to Dhanla

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 Dhanla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanla village had a population of 4,214. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Dhanla village has 2,132 males and 2,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanla has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Dhanla covers 1778.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanla falls under Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanla is Rewral, about 8.1 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 Dhanla.

Dhanla is about 40 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanla is in Mauda tehsil of Nagpur district. Rewral is about 8.1 km away. Mauda is about 9.0 km away. Bhandāra 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 Chicholi (2.4 km), Bhamawada (2.5 km) and Sigori (3.4 km).

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

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