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- LGD code
- 509055
- Pincode
- 384246
- Post office
- Sankheshwar
- Population
- 1,525
- Households
- 322
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Sex ratio
- 963 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 580
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanora compares
By population, Dhanora ranks #14 of 36 villages in Shankheshvar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.1%
+3.9% vs mandal average
- Dhanora
- 59.1%
- Shankheshvar mandal
- 55.2%
- Patan district
- 62.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
963
+17 vs mandal average
- Dhanora
- 963
- Shankheshvar mandal
- 946
Household size
people per home
4.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dhanora
- 4.7
- Shankheshvar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanora at a glance
Dhanora is a village of 1,525 people in 322 households (Census 2011) in Shankheshvar taluka, Patan district, Gujarat, the 14th-largest of 36 villages in Shankheshvar taluka. Literacy is 59%, 4 points above the taluka average of 55% and the sex ratio is 963 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 384246, served by Sankheshwar post office; the LGD village code is 509055. The village votes in Kalol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Thakor Laxmanji Punjaji. The population is estimated at 1,798 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhanora
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BECHARAJI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHANORA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,481.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 857.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhanora
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhanora
- LGD code
- 509055
- Pincode
- 384246
- Post office
- Sankheshwar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,525
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,798
- Households
- 322
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 963
- Literacy rate
- 59.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Gandhinagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalol
- Member of Parliament
- Amit Shah
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Thakor Laxmanji Punjaji
- Block / Mandal
- Shankheshvar
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. kamal Gupta Krishna Skin Clinic (2.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- Dena Bank (2.1 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Kalol Junction (3.2 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 384246
- ShankheshvarShankheshvar mandal9,042 pop
- PanchasarShankheshvar mandal4,427 pop
- PadlaShankheshvar mandal3,715 pop
- BoleraShankheshvar mandal1,417 pop
- DantisanaShankheshvar mandal1,401 pop
- RatanpuraShankheshvar mandal1,111 pop
- KanchanpuraShankheshvar mandal980 pop
- FatehpuraShankheshvar mandal737 pop
- KhandiyaShankheshvar mandal623 pop
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View all 35 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)