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About Dhanikalanji Village

Dhanikalanji is a small village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 121 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanikalanji Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanikalanji village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314031
Area (hectares) 46.31 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 121
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
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 Dhanikalanji compares

By the 2011 count Dhanikalanji is the 226th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 46.31 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Dhanikalanji

Dhanikalanji is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dhanikalanji 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 Dhanikalanji from other places

Dhanikalanji lies about 46 km from Dungarpur. 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 Dhanikalanji
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 10 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 10 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Dhanikalanji

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanikalanji village had a population of 258. That makes it the 226th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Dhanikalanji village has 121 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanikalanji has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Dhanikalanji is 314031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanikalanji covers 46.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhanikalanji falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Dhanikalanji notes the nearest railway station 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 Dhanikalanji.

Dhanikalanji is about 46 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanikalanji is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 10 km away. Sāgwāra is about 10 km away. Dungarpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani Mala (under 2 km), Limborchhoti (3.0 km) and Semaliya Pandya (4.1 km).

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

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