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About Dhani Maliyan Village

Dhani Maliyan is a mid sized village in Merta tehsil, in the district of Nagaur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 677 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 589.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 341518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Maliyan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani Maliyan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Nagaur
Tehsil Merta
Pincode 341518
Area (hectares) 589.87 hectares
Population 1,216
Male Population 677
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhani Maliyan compares

By the 2011 count Dhani Maliyan is the 87th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents. Its 589.87 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Dhani Maliyan

Dhani Maliyan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhani Maliyan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Maliyan from other places

Dhani Maliyan lies about 96 km from Nagaur, and the nearest railway station is Ras, 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 Maliyan
Nearest railway station Ras 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Merta 28 km
District headquarters Nagaur 96 km

Villages closest to Dhani Maliyan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhani Maliyan village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 87th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,565 residents.

Dhani Maliyan village has 677 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani Maliyan has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Dhani Maliyan is 341518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani Maliyan covers 589.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dhani Maliyan falls under Merta tehsil of Nagaur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhani Maliyan is Ras, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhani Maliyan.

Dhani Maliyan is about 96 km from Nagaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani Maliyan is in Merta tehsil of Nagaur district. Ras is about 14 km away. Merta is about 28 km away. Nagaur is about 96 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beejanda Ki Dhani (under 2 km), Bhatiyon Ki Dhani (under 2 km) and Chopra Ki Dhani (under 2 km).

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

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