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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a mid sized village in Kapasan tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 656, made up of 344 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Kapasan
Pincode 312202
Area (hectares) 335 hectares
Population 656
Male Population 344
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
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 96th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 335 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 44 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupalsagar, about 14 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 railway station Bhupalsagar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapasan 15 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 44 km

Villages closest to Dhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapasan 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 656. That makes it the 96th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Dhani village has 344 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dhani is 312202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani covers 335 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhani falls under Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Bhupalsagar, about 14 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 44 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Bhupalsagar is about 14 km away. Kapasan is about 15 km away. Chittaurgarh is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anoppura (2.1 km), Chauthpura (2.6 km) and Manohar Kheri (3.0 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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