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About Dhanera Village

Dhanera is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 60 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 84.4 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 60
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanera compares

By the 2011 count Dhanera is the 176th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 84.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Dhanera

Dhanera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhanera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhanera from other places

Dhanera lies about 17 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 8.2 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 Dhanera
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 8.2 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 17 km
Nearest town Ropar 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 24 km

Villages closest to Dhanera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Dhanera

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanera village had a population of 116. That makes it the 176th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Dhanera village has 60 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanera has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Dhanera is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanera covers 84.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanera falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhanera is Bharatgarh, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhanera.

Dhanera is about 17 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanera is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Bharatgarh is about 8.2 km away. Rupnagar is about 17 km away. Ropar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganguwal (2.5 km), Sadhewal (2.9 km) and Saini Majra (3.9 km).

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

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