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- LGD code
- 513340
- Pincode
- 360460
- Post office
- Dhank
- Population
- 7,087
- Households
- 1,549
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 952 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,111
- Distance to district centre
- 95 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 71 km
- Distance to Gandhinagar
- 303 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 415 km
- Nearest railway station
- Paneli Moti · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Madhuram Children & Skin Hospital · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhank compares
By population, Dhank ranks #2 of 49 villages in Upleta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
−5.3% vs mandal average
- Dhank
- 61.2%
- Upleta mandal
- 66.5%
- Rajkot district
- 71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
952
+16 vs mandal average
- Dhank
- 952
- Upleta mandal
- 936
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
- Dhank
- 4.6
- Upleta mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhank at a glance
Dhank is a village of 7,087 people in 1,549 households (Census 2011) in Upleta taluka, Rajkot district, Gujarat, the 2nd-largest of 49 villages in Upleta taluka. Literacy is 61%, 5 points below the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 952 women per 1,000 men. It lies 95 km from the Rajkot district centre, 59 km from Mendarda, the nearest town, 11 km from Paneli Moti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 360460, served by Dhank post office; the LGD village code is 513340. The nearest hospital or health centre is Madhuram Children & Skin Hospital, 15 km away. The village votes in Gondal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja. The population is estimated at 8,356 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhank
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- BHAYAVADAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 135
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHANK
- Total area (ha)
- 7,568.58
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,537.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Dhank
- LGD code
- 513340
- Pincode
- 360460
- Post office
- Dhank
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,087
- Population (projected 2026)
- 8,356
- Households
- 1,549
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 952
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Coordinates
- 21.77476°N, 70.13152°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gondal
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Geetaba Jayrajsinh Jadeja
- Block / Mandal
- Upleta
Getting there
How to reach Dhank
Distance to cities · straight line
- Gandhinagar303 kmcapital
- Mumbai415 km
- Hyderabad1002 km
- Delhi1041 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPaneli Moti11 km
- Hospital / PHCMadhuram Children & Skin Hospital15 km
- CollegeMahatma Gandhi Colleage42 km
- Police stationLocal crime branch office43 km
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View all 50+ →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, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)