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About Dhaniwari Village

Dhaniwari is a mid sized village in Dahanu tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 655 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1233.32 hectares hectares.

Dhaniwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaniwari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Dahanu
Area (hectares) 1233.32 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 655
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaniwari compares

By the 2011 count Dhaniwari is the 103rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents. Its 1233.32 hectares work out to about 1.1 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 1033.

Getting to Dhaniwari

Dhaniwari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhaniwari 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. The nearest villages by name are Deur, Devgaon, Dhakti Dahanu and Dhamanagaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dhaniwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaniwari village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,969 residents.

Dhaniwari village has 655 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaniwari has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1033.

Dhaniwari covers 1233.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaniwari falls under Dahanu tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dhaniwari notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhaniwari.

Dhaniwari is in Dahanu tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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