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About Dhanani Village

Dhanani is a large village in Sayla tehsil, in the district of Jalor, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,072, made up of 1,014 males and 1,058 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1088 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 343023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jalor
Tehsil Sayla
Pincode 343023
Area (hectares) 1088 hectares
Population 2,072
Male Population 1,014
Female Population 1,058
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanani compares

By the 2011 count Dhanani is the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,464 residents. Its 1088 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 965.

Getting to Dhanani

Dhanani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhanani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dhanani from other places

Dhanani lies about 26 km from Jalor, and the nearest railway station is Modran, about 8.6 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 Dhanani
Nearest railway station Modran 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Sayla 26 km
District headquarters Jalor 26 km

Villages closest to Dhanani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanani village had a population of 2,072. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,464 residents.

Dhanani village has 1,014 males and 1,058 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanani has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Dhanani is 343023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanani covers 1088 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanani falls under Sayla tehsil of Jalor district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanani is Modran, about 8.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanani.

Dhanani is about 26 km from Jalor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanani is in Sayla tehsil of Jalor district. Modran is about 8.6 km away. Sayla is about 26 km away. Jalor is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodrau (3.3 km), Thalwar (3.4 km) and Tura (5.4 km).

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

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