# Dhanaj Village, Ner, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ner, Yavatmal 

# Dhanaj

Dhanaj is a village in Ner sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,408 people in 560 households**, the 6th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.7%.

- 2,408people (2011)
- 560households
- 89.7%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Dhanaj PIN code and other codes

Dhanaj falls in Ner sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNer
- Census village code542033

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?

- Ner (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Yavatmal (district HQ)45 km by road
- Darwha (nearest town)35 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangladevi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ner
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ner
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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?

About 92% of the 1,267 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,102 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, 88 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhanaj · ■ Ner rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**70%

Tap water ****50%**

**37%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****40%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**50%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Ner rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%**

**84.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1105**

**934

Working population ****45.1%**

**54.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 85.6% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 280 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 653 (60%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (9%) · **■** Marginal 45 (4%)

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 Ner

- Sonwadhona3,252 people
- Manikwada2,889 people
- Bangaon2,856 people
- Uttarwadhona2,530 people
- Malkhed Bk.2,319 people
- Ajanti2,283 people
- Mozar2,229 people
- Chikani2,121 people

[All 116 villages in Ner](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ner/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanaj from Yavatmal?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanaj?2,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanaj in?Yavatmal district (Ner sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanaj?89.7% (Census 2011)