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About Dhanani Village

Dhanani is a mid sized village in Jayal tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,220, made up of 632 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1657.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Jayal
Pincode 341022
Area (hectares) 1657.31 hectares
Population 1,220
Male Population 632
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanani compares

By the 2011 count Dhanani is the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 1657.31 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, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

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 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 35 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Choti Khatu, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Jayal 15 km
Nearest railway station Choti Khatu 33 km
District headquarters Nagaur 35 km
Nearest town Nāgaur 35 km

Villages closest to Dhanani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jayal 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 1,220. That makes it the 78th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Dhanani village has 632 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanani has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhanani is 341022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanani covers 1657.31 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.

Dhanani falls under Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanani is Choti Khatu, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanani.

Dhanani is about 35 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanani is in Jayal tehsil of Nagaur district. Jayal is about 15 km away. Choti Khatu is about 33 km away. Nagaur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapra (4.2 km), Dhatiyad (5.8 km) and Manglod (6.5 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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