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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a large village in Bali tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,388, made up of 1,152 males and 1,236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1556 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Bali
Pincode 306116
Area (hectares) 1556 hectares
Population 2,388
Male Population 1,152
Female Population 1,236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 28th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents. Its 1556 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 988.

Getting to Dhani

Dhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhani as Available within 5 - 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 Dhani from other places

Dhani lies about 65 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Falna, about 6.3 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
Tehsil headquarters Bali 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Falna 6.3 km
Nearest town Fālna 9.1 km
District headquarters Pali 65 km

Villages closest to Dhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali 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 2,388. That makes it the 28th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,975 residents.

Dhani village has 1,152 males and 1,236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Dhani is 306116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani covers 1556 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhani falls under Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Falna, about 6.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhani.

Dhani is about 65 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Bali tehsil of Pali district. Bali is about 1.9 km away. Falna is about 6.3 km away. Fālna is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sela (1.8 km), Boya (3.8 km) and Chamunderi Mertiyan (4.3 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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