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About Dhani Village

Dhani is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 143 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 36.94 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 143
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhani compares

By the 2011 count Dhani is the 101st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 36.94 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

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 village. 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 Dhani from other places

Dhani lies about 36 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 98 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 Ukhimath 8.5 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 36 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 53 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 98 km

Villages closest to Dhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ukhimath 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 274. That makes it the 101st largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Dhani village has 143 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhani has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Dhani is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhani covers 36.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhani falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dhani is Rishikesh, about 98 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dhani.

Dhani is about 36 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhani is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 8.5 km away. Rudraprayag is about 36 km away. Srīnagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thali Laga Kali Math (under 2 km), Kandara (under 2 km) and Uniyara (under 2 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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