About Dhanetha Village

Dhanetha is a large village in Samana tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,862, made up of 2,080 males and 1,782 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanetha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanetha village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Patiala
Tehsil	Samana
Pincode	147101
Area (hectares)	1127 hectares
Population	3,862
Male Population	2,080
Female Population	1,782
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanetha compares

By the 2011 count Dhanetha is the 5th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents. Its 1127 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

Getting to Dhanetha

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

Dhanetha lies about 31 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 25 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 Dhanetha
Tehsil headquarters	Samana	5.0 km
Nearest town	Samāna	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Kalhemajra	25 km
District headquarters	Patiala	31 km

Villages closest to Dhanetha

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

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Common questions about Dhanetha

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanetha village had a population of 3,862. That makes it the 5th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,642 residents.

Dhanetha village has 2,080 males and 1,782 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanetha has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 889.

The pincode recorded for Dhanetha is 147101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanetha covers 1127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanetha falls under Samana tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanetha is Kalhemajra, about 25 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 Dhanetha.

Dhanetha is about 31 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanetha is in Samana tehsil of Patiala district. Samana is about 5.0 km away. Samāna is about 5.0 km away. Kalhemajra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.