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About Dhanla Village

Dhanla is one of the larger villages in Marwar Junction tehsil, in the district of Pali, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,089, made up of 2,523 males and 2,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3680.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 306022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Pali
Tehsil Marwar Junction
Pincode 306022
Area (hectares) 3680.65 hectares
Population 5,089
Male Population 2,523
Female Population 2,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhanla compares

By the 2011 count Dhanla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents. Its 3680.65 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Dhanla

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

Dhanla lies about 43 km from Pali, and the nearest railway station is Banta Raghunathgarh, about 16 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 Dhanla
Nearest railway station Banta Raghunathgarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Marwar Junction 22 km
District headquarters Pali 43 km
Nearest town Pāli 43 km

Villages closest to Dhanla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Marwar Junction 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 Dhanla

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanla village had a population of 5,089. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,199 residents.

Dhanla village has 2,523 males and 2,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanla has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Dhanla is 306022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanla covers 3680.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanla falls under Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhanla is Banta Raghunathgarh, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhanla.

Dhanla is about 43 km from Pali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanla is in Marwar Junction tehsil of Pali district. Banta Raghunathgarh is about 16 km away. Marwar Junction is about 22 km away. Pali is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gura Durga (3.3 km), Janunda (3.7 km) and Mukanpura (3.9 km).

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

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