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About Dhanara Village

Dhanara is a mid sized village in Himayatnagar tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,895, made up of 922 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1497.02 hectares hectares.

Dhanara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Himayatnagar
Area (hectares) 1497.02 hectares
Population 1,895
Male Population 922
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanara compares

By the 2011 count Dhanara is the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents. Its 1497.02 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dhanara

Dhanara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanara 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanara from other places

Dhanara lies about 12 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Limbgaon, about 1.9 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 Dhanara
Nearest railway station Limbgaon 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Himayatnagar 12 km
District headquarters Nanded 12 km

Villages closest to Dhanara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanara village had a population of 1,895. That makes it the 13th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,544 residents.

Dhanara village has 922 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanara has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Dhanara covers 1497.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanara falls under Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dhanara is Limbgaon, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance for Dhanara.

Dhanara is about 12 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanara is in Himayatnagar tehsil of Nanded district. Limbgaon is about 1.9 km away. Himayatnagar is about 12 km away. Nanded is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadki (2.6 km), Waghi (4.7 km) and Pimpri (5.0 km).

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

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