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About Dhanik Village

Dhanik is a small village in Nainital tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14, made up of 6 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanik Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanik village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Nainital
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 83.91 hectares
Population 14
Male Population 6
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,333
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanik compares

By the 2011 count Dhanik is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 406 residents. Its 83.91 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 929.

Getting to Dhanik

Dhanik is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhanik as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Dhanik from other places

Dhanik lies about 11 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 21 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 Dhanik
Tehsil headquarters Nainital 11 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 11 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 21 km

Villages closest to Dhanik

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanik village had a population of 14. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 406 residents.

Dhanik village has 6 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanik has about 1333 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dhanik is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanik covers 83.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhanik falls under Nainital tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhanik is Ramnagar, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Dhanik.

Dhanik is about 11 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhanik is in Nainital tehsil of Nainital district. Nainital is about 11 km away. Naini Tāl is about 11 km away. Ramnagar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatepur (under 2 km), Rani Kota (1.9 km) and Gajaari (2.5 km).

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

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