# Dhanaj Village, Kalol, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalol, Gandhinagar 

# Dhanaj

Dhanaj is a village in Kalol sub-district of Gandhinagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **382729**. The 2011 Census counted **2,333 people in 473 households**, the 30th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.1%.

- 2,333people (2011)
- 473households
- 80.1%literacy
- 382729PIN code

## Dhanaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanaj is 382729.** Dhanaj falls in Kalol sub-district, Gandhinagar district, Gujarat.

- PIN code382729
- Gram panchayatDhanaj
- Community development blockKalol
- Census village code511152

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanaj from nearby towns?

- Kalol (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Gandhinagar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Kalol (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhanaj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalol
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kalol
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalol
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhanaj known for?

The main crops are **sorghum, wheat and cotton**. About 82% of the 608 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanaj

Of every 100 households in Dhanaj in 2011, 90 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dhanaj · ■ Kalol rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**52%

Tap water ****97%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**64%

Use banking services ****58%**

**54%

Television ****62%**

**56%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****91%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhanaj?

■ Dhanaj · ■ Kalol rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**851

Working population ****35.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 69.4% for women. 61% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 181 (22%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 388 (47%) · **■** Marginal 67 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kalol

- Kantha2,989 people
- Nasmed2,879 people
- Mokhasan2,841 people
- Khatraj2,508 people
- Chandisana2,277 people
- Nandoli2,273 people
- Sabaspur2,175 people
- Rakanpur2,145 people

[All 64 villages in Kalol](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/gandhinagar/kalol/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanaj?382729
- How far is Dhanaj from Gandhinagar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanaj?2,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanaj in?Gandhinagar district (Kalol sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanaj?80.1% (Census 2011)
