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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a small village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 33 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,455 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Kishanganj
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 33
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,455
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 168th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 895 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 937.

Getting to Dhani

Dhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dhani from other places

Dhani lies about 30 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Sundlak, about 29 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 Dhani
Nearest town Māngrol 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 27 km
Nearest railway station Sundlak 29 km
District headquarters Baran 30 km

Villages closest to Dhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhani village had a population of 81. That makes it the 168th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 895 residents.

Dhani village has 33 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 1455 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dhani is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhani falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Sundlak, about 29 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhani.

Dhani is about 30 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district. Māngrol is about 7.5 km away. Kishanganj is about 27 km away. Sundlak is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tagariya Dhani (under 2 km), Gorela (1.9 km) and Shri Pura (2.2 km).

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

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