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About Dhaneru Village

Dhaneru is one of the larger villages in Sridungargarh tehsil, in the district of Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,707, made up of 2,959 males and 2,748 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7751 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaneru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaneru village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bikaner
Tehsil Sridungargarh
Pincode 331803
Area (hectares) 7751 hectares
Population 5,707
Male Population 2,959
Female Population 2,748
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaneru compares

By the 2011 count Dhaneru is the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents. Its 7751 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 917.

Getting to Dhaneru

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

Dhaneru lies about 84 km from Bikaner, and the nearest railway station is Bigga, about 22 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 Dhaneru
Nearest town Bīdāsar 17 km
Nearest railway station Bigga 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Sridungargarh 31 km
District headquarters Bikaner 84 km

Villages closest to Dhaneru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaneru village had a population of 5,707. That makes it the 5th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,511 residents.

Dhaneru village has 2,959 males and 2,748 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaneru has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Dhaneru is 331803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaneru covers 7751 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaneru falls under Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhaneru is Bigga, about 22 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 Dhaneru.

Dhaneru is about 84 km from Bikaner in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaneru is in Sridungargarh tehsil of Bikaner district. Bīdāsar is about 17 km away. Bigga is about 22 km away. Sridungargarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badela (2.3 km), Barjangsar (5.1 km) and Migsariya (5.8 km).

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

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